Brief Life History of Leonard Townsend
When Leonard Townsend Gerow was born on 13 July 1888, in Petersburg, Fauquier, Virginia, United States, his father, Leonard Rogers Gerow, was 27 and his mother, Louise Saunders, was 26. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1955 and lived in District 1104, Chattahoochee, Georgia, United States in 1940 and Hawaii, United States in 1972. He died on 12 October 1972, in Petersburg, Fauquier, Virginia, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Arlington, Virginia, United States.
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- Townsend Gerow in household of L R Gerow, "United States Census, 1900"
- Leonard T Gerow, "United States Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961-1981"
- Leonard Townsend Gerow, "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1890 · Daughters of the American Revolution Founded
"On October 11, 1890, the ""Daughters of the American Revolution"" is founded by Mary Desha, Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and Eugenia Washington."
1910 · The BSA is Made
Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of French Giroux or Giraud .
History: This surname is listed along with its original form Giraud in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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