Brief Life History of George Conrad
George Conrad Matchekowski was born on 9 November 1901, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States as the son of Frederick Matchekowski and Gottheba Roesier. He married Marie Ann Knuth on 16 April 1921, in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 11 October 1944, in his hometown, at the age of 42, and was buried in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
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Sources (3)
- George Matchekowski, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- George Matchekowski, "Find A Grave Index"
- George Matchekowski in entry for Robert Edward Matchekowski, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"
Spouse and Children
1901–1944 Male
1898–1968 Female
Children (3)
1921–1964 Male
1922–1922 Male
1923–1999 Female
Parents and Siblings
– Male
1862–1934 Female
Siblings (2)
1897–1948 Male
1901–1944 Male
World Events (8)
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 1
1904 · Belle Isle Aquarium
Age 3
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 12
Name Meaning
Via Old French and Latin, from Greek Georgios (a derivative of geōrgos ‘farmer’, from gē ‘earth’ + ergein ‘to work’). This was the name of several early saints, including the shadowy figure who is now the patron of England (as well as of Germany and Portugal). If the saint existed at all, he was perhaps martyred in Palestine in the persecutions of Christians instigated by the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century. The popular legend in which the hero slays a dragon is a medieval Italian invention. He was for a long time a more important saint in the Orthodox Church than in the West, and the name was not much used in England during the Middle Ages, even after St George came to be regarded as the patron of England in the 14th century. Its use increased from the 1400s, and by 1500 it was regularly among the most popular male names. This popularity was reinforced when George I came to the throne in 1714 , bringing this name with him from Germany. It has been one of the most popular English boys' names ever since.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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