George Delaney

Brief Life History of George

When George Delaney was born on 28 June 1905, in Michigan, United States, his father, William Delaney, was 52 and his mother, Lydia Hamacher, was 35. He lived in Cumming Township, Ogemaw, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Ogemaw, Michigan, United States in 1920. He died on 30 October 1926, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 21.

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Family Time Line

William Delaney
1853–1912
Lydia Hamacher
1870–1970
Violet Mae Delaney
1892–1933
William Henry Delaney
1894–1951
Cora E Delaney
1896–1983
Hazel Delaney
1897–1924
Margaret Delaney
1899–1994
Iva D. Delaney
1902–1963
Frank Theodore Delaney
1904–1991
George Delaney
1905–1926

Sources (3)

  • George E Delaney in household of Lydia Delaney, "United States Census, 1920"
  • George Delaney, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
  • George Delaney in household of William Delaney, "United States Census, 1910"

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1912 · The Girl Scouts

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Cormac, Clancy, Colm, Conley, Conor, Dermot, Donal, Eamon, Eamonn, Finbar.

English (of Norman origin): variant of Laney with fused preposition de.

Irish: Anglicized form, influenced by the Norman name, of Gaelic Ó Dubhshláine ‘descendant of Dubhshláine’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + slán ‘challenge, defiance’. MacLysaght, however, suggests that this element may be from the Sláinge river.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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