Brief Life History of John Bayard
When John Bayard Tweedy Sr was born on 31 July 1921, in Portovelo, Portovelo, El Oro, Ecuador, his father, Andrew Melick Tweedy Sr., was 37 and his mother, Florence Eleanor Dahl, was 36. He married Helen Bates Chenery in May 1949. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1940 and lived in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States for about 10 years and Denver, Colorado, United States in 1999. He died on 29 November 1999, in Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, United States, at the age of 78.
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- John Tweedy in household of Mellick Tweedy, "United States Census, 1940"
- John B Tweedy, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- John B Tweedy, "New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957"
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World Events (8)
1929 · Denver Airport opens
On Oct 17 1929, Denver Municipal Airport opens. Later, in 1964, it would be renamed Stapleton International Airport. It would be replaced by Denver International Airport, 31 years later.
1941
Peru invades the Amazonian of El Oro. The two countries go to war. Contention continues through much of the 20th century.
1948
Banana trade brings prosperity.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Tweedie .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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