Gerald Roy Duffy

Brief Life History of Gerald Roy

When Gerald Roy Duffy was born on 12 November 1923, in West Carthage, Champion, Jefferson, New York, United States, his father, Terrance Andrew Duffy, was 23 and his mother, Edna Gertrude Menard, was 26. He lived in Lowville, Lewis, New York, United States in 1930 and Watertown, Jefferson, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died in May 1985, in Calcium, Jefferson, New York, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Evans Mills, Le Ray, Jefferson, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gerald Roy Duffy
1923–1985
Leone Josephine Gaines
1921–1994

Sources (9)

  • Gerald Duffy, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Gerald Roy Duffy - Published information: birth-name: Gerald Roy Duffy
  • Gerald R Duffy, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (8)

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.

1941

Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Seamus, Siobhan, Aidan, Brigid, Eamon, Kieran, Malachy, Aileen, Briana, Bridie, Caitlin.

shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Dubhthaigh ‘descendant of Dubhthach’, a byname derived from dubh ‘black’ (see Duff ). This name was borne by a 6th-century Christian saint who was archbishop of Armagh.

shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dhuibhshíthe ‘son of Duibhshíth’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ (see Duff ) + síth ‘peace’.

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

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