Brief Life History of Horace
When Horace Lafleur was born on 28 February 1923, in Louisiana, United States, his father, Joseph Lafleur, was 29 and his mother, Marie Ethel Fontenot, was 26. He married Wilma Cortez on 11 October 1942, in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ward One, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States in 1930 and Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 January 2009, in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States.
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- Horace Lafleur, "United States Census, 1940"
- Horace Lafleur, "Find A Grave Index"
- Horace Lafleur, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929
13 million people become unemployed after the Wall Street stock market crash of 1929 triggers what becomes known as the Great Depression. President Herbert Hoover rejects direct federal relief.
1947 · The Presidential Succession Act
The Presidential Succession Act is an act establishing the presidential line of succession. This was a precursor for the Twenty-fifth Amendment which outlines what is to happen when a President is killed, dies, or is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of President.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Emile, Antoine, Laurent, Adelard, Andre, Marcel, Napoleon, Pierre, Sylvie, Alcide.
French: from la fleur ‘the flower’, used as a soldier's name and also as a servant's name (compare 2 below); it was one of the most common nicknames (noms de guerre) among French soldiers. Compare Laflair , Lefleur , and Leflore .
West Indian (mainly Haiti): from the personal name or nickname Lafleur or La Fleur, which has the same meaning as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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