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Elizabeth Florence (Kelly) Duignan
(1900 - 1980)
Elizabeth (Kelly) Duignan
1900 - 1980
updated February 06, 2019
Elizabeth Florence (Kelly) Duignan, mother to 4 children, was born on September 12, 1900 at Home, Chicago, Illinois. She was born into the Kelly family and married into the Duignan family. She was born to Elizabeth Collins Kelly and Michael J. Kelly. Elizabeth was baptized at St.Laurence Church, Chicago, Illinois. She married Arthur A. Duignan, and they gave birth to Sylvia Martha Duignan Cook. She married Arthur Ambrose Duignan, and they gave birth to Eileen Duignan-Woods, Sylvia Martha Duignan Cook, and Alice Joan Duignan. Elizabeth died in February 1980 at St.Jpseph's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois at 79 years of age.
Florence was my mother. One of the sweetest women who ever lived. She was smart, interesting and had a wonderful sense of humor. She loved her family.
When my father died, she went out to work at 55, never having worked before. She was active in the Chicago South Side Catholic Women's Club and St.Dorothy's Church.I miss her very much.
Florence was my mother. One of the sweetest women who ever lived. She was smart, interesting and had a wonderful sense of humor. She loved her family.
When my father died, she went out to work at 55, never having worked before. She was active in the Chicago South Side Catholic Women's Club and St.Dorothy's Church.I miss her very much.
Elizabeth (Kelly) Duignan Biography
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Most Commonly Known Name
Elizabeth Florence (Kelly) Duignan
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First nameElizabeth
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Middle name
Unknown.
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Maiden nameKelly |
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Gender
Female
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Birth
Elizabeth Duignan was born on at Home, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States 60619
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Death
Elizabeth Duignan died in at St.Jpseph's Hospital, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States
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Cause of death
Heart Failure
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Burial / Funeral
at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, 6001 W 111th St, in Alsip, Illinois United States 60803
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Unknown.
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Ethnicity & Lineage
Scottish and Irish
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Nationality & Locations Lived
USA
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Religion
Roman Catholic
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Baptized
at St.Laurence Church, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States
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Last Known Residence
420 Belmont, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois 60657
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Education
Did Elizabeth finish grade school, get a GED, go to high school, get a college degree or masters?
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Professions
Retail, Marshall Field Co.
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Personal Life & Organizations
South Side Catholic Women's Club
Mt. Carmel Senior Citizens |
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Did Elizabeth serve in the military or did a war or conflict interfere with her life?
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Average Age
Elizabeth Florence (Kelly) Duignan lived
12 years longer than
the average Kelly family member
when she died at the age of 79.
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Elizabeth Florence (Kelly) Duignan Family Tree
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Elizabeth Duignan Obituary
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Elizabeth Florence (Kelly) Duignan, mother to 4 children, passed away in February 1980 at St.Jpseph's Hospital, Chicago, Illinois at 79 years of age. She was buried in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, Illinois. She was born on September 12, 1900 at Home, Chicago, Illinois. She was born to Elizabeth Collins Kelly and Michael J. Kelly. Elizabeth married Arthur A. Duignan, and they gave birth to Sylvia Martha Duignan Cook. She married Arthur Ambrose Duignan, and they gave birth to Eileen Duignan-Woods, Sylvia Martha Duignan Cook, and Alice Joan Duignan.
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1900 - 1980 World Events
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In 1900, in the year that Elizabeth Florence (Kelly) Duignan was born, a massive hurricane, known as the Great Galveston hurricane, hit Galveston Texas. Winds hit up to 145 miles an hour (category 4) and it remains the single most deadly event in U.S. history. Between 6,000 and 12,000 died (most estimates are around 8,000 dead). The population of Galveston at the time was about 36,000 people in 1900.
In 1910, she was just 10 years old when Thomas Edison introduced his kinetophone, which he hoped would make "talkies" a reality. But the sound wasn't synchronized to the pictures and only 45 Kinetophones were made.
In 1936, by the time she was 36 years old, on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.
In 1957, when she was 57 years old, on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact.
In 1980, in the year of Elizabeth Florence (Kelly) Duignan's passing, on December 8th, ex-Beatle John Lennon was shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in front of his home - the Dakota - in New York City. Chapman was found guilty of murder and still remains in jail.
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