Alice Doris Pelkey

Brief Life History of Alice Doris

When Alice Doris Pelkey was born on 1 September 1929, in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Alfred Pelkey, was 25 and her mother, Yvonne Claire Gauthier, was 23. She married Francis Anthony Sirois on 5 December 1947, in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. She died on 23 December 2012, in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francis Anthony Sirois
1921–1984
Alice Doris Pelkey
1929–2012
Marriage: 5 December 1947

Sources (8)

  • Alice Pelkey in household of Alfred Pelkey, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Alice Doris Pelkey, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
  • Alice Doris Pelkey Sirois, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1931

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

1945 · German U-Boats Surrender at Portsmouth

Starting on May 15, 1945, four German U-Boats surrendered at Portsmouth, New Hampshire after being captured by Allied forces.

1951 · The Twenty-Second Amendment

Before the Twenty-second Amendment, the Presidency didn’t have a set number limit on how many times they could be elected or re-elected to the office of President of the United States. The Amendment sets that limit to two times, consecutively or not, and sets additional conditions for presidents who succeed to the unexpired terms of their predecessors.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of French Pelletier ‘furrier’. Alteration of the French ending -tier to English -key is typical for American French surnames. Compare Pelky and Pilkey .

Possibly also an Americanized form of Polish Pełka or Jewish Pelka .

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

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