Brief Life History of Victor Georges
When Victor Georges Lepere Jr. was born on 17 August 1913, in Kortrijk, West Flanders, Belgium, his father, Victor Henri Lepere, was 24 and his mother, Leotina Marie, was 24. He immigrated to Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1925 and lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Detroit Ward 21, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. He died on 6 August 2003, in Macomb, Michigan, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Township, St. Clair, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (13)
- Victor Lepere, "United States Census, 1940"
- Victor G Lepere, "Find A Grave Index"
- Victor George Lepere, "Michigan, Naturalization Records, 1837-1993"
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1914
Germany invades. The Belgian army holds position behind Yser river until 1918.
1920 · The Detroit Wall
The Detroit Wall is a half mile long wall that was constructed to serve as a wall of racial separation as a physical barrier between white and black homeowners in northwest Detroit. Today the wall is mostly gone with only a small portion of it located at a local park.
1937 · The Neutrality Act
The Neutrality Acts were passed in response to the growing conflicts in Europe and Asia during the time leading up to World War II. The primary purpose was so the US wouldn't engage in any more foreign conflicts. Most of the Acts were repealed in 1941 when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Pierre, Thierry.
French (Lepère): relationship name from le père ‘the father’, a variant of Père (see Pere ), with fused masculine definite article le. This surname was in large part taken to the US from Germany, by descendants of the Huguenot refugees.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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