Brief Life History of Helen Jeanette
When Helen Jeanette Longstreet was born on 17 November 1917, in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States, her father, John Longstreet, was 22 and her mother, Effie De Vries, was 21. She married Sam Salvatore Bono on 3 April 1937, in Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Kent, Michigan, United States in 1935 and Wyoming, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1940. She died on 29 March 1985, in Jensen Beach, Martin, Florida, United States, at the age of 67.
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Sources (6)
- Hellen J Longstreet in household of John Longstreet, "United States Census, 1920"
- Helen Jean Bono, "Michigan, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- Helen Longstreet, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
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World Events (8)
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1925
Historical Boundaries: 1925: Martin, Florida, United States
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name from Longstreet in Enford, Wiltshire. The placename derives from Old English lang ‘long’ + strǣt ‘Roman road, street’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Langstraat , cognate with 1 above.
History: The confederate general James Longstreet (1821–1904), was born in SC, came from an old Dutch family in New Netherland with the name Langestraet; he was the nephew of Augustus B. Longstreet, a Methodist clergyman born in Augusta, GA, in 1790.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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