Helen Makarewicz
17 February 1905–9 March 1979 (Age 74)
Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States
The Life Summary of Helen
When Helen Makarewicz was born on 17 February 1905, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, her father, Joseph Makarewicz, was 21 and her mother, Agatha Lewczyk, was 16. She died on 9 March 1979, in her hometown, at the age of 74.
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Family Time Line
Joseph Makarewicz
1884–1968
Agatha Lewczyk
1888–1970
Helen Makarewicz
1905–1979
Parents and Siblings
1884–1968Male
1888–1970Female
Siblings
(1)
1905–1979Female
World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 1
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 1
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Age 12
1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York
Age 12
Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.
1927
Age 22
1927
Age 22
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
Name Meaning
Polish: patronymic from the personal name Makary ( see Makar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Makar
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