Joseph Widra

Male10 February 1933–30 July 2013

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Widra was born on 10 February 1933, his father, James Francis Sweeney, was 30 and his mother, Helen Louise Daugherty, was 18. He lived in Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940 and Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States in 2011. He died on 30 July 2013, at the age of 80, and was buried in Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Francis Sweeney
1902–1965
Helen Louise Daugherty
1915–1975
Joseph Widra
1933–2013
Patrick Francis Sweeney
1940–2011

Sources (4)

  • Joseph Sweeney in household of James Sweeney, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Joseph J Widra, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Joseph Widra in entry for Mr Patrick Francis Sweeney, "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014"

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Siblings (2)

World Events (8)

1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 2

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.

1935 · The Social Security Act

Age 2

This Act was created a basic right to a pension in old age, and insurance against unemployment.

1955 · The Civil Rights Movement Begins

Age 22

The civil rights movement was a movement to enforce constitutional and legal rights for African Americans that the other Americans enjoyed. By using nonviolent campaigns, those involved secured new recognition in laws and federal protection of all Americans. Moderators worked with Congress to pass of several pieces of legislation that overturned discriminatory practices.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Polish Stanislaw, Jurek, Tadeusz, Wladyslaw, Zbigniew, Zdzislaw.

Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname from Polish wydra ‘otter’.

Polish: possibly also from wydrzeć ‘to pluck, to tear away’, hence a nickname for someone who seized something from someone else.

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

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