Joseph A. Key (1889–1965)
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- Born
- 1889
- Died
- 1965
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- Names in Stone
When was Joseph A. Key born? 1889.
When did Joseph A. Key die? 1965.
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Joseph A. Key (1889–1965) was born in 1889, and died in 1965, at about age 76. A cemetery record documents Joseph A.'s grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Joseph A.'s life.
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1892 · age 3 — Ellis Island opened to immigrants
1906 · age 17 — The San Francisco earthquake struck
1917 · age 28 — The United States entered World War I
1929 · age 40 — The stock market crash began the Great Depression
1939 · age 50 — World War II began in Europe
1947 · age 58 — Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball's color barrier
1955 · age 66 — Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
1963 · age 74 — President Kennedy was assassinated
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When was Joseph A. Key born?
Joseph A. Key was born in 1889.
When did Joseph A. Key die?
Joseph A. Key died in 1965.
How old was Joseph A. Key at the time of death?
Joseph A. Key was about 76 years old.
Where is Joseph A. Key buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Joseph A.'s grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Joseph A. Key was born?
In 1889, the U.S. presidents were Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison.
Who was president when Joseph A. Key died?
Lyndon B. Johnson was president of the United States when Joseph A. died.
What generation was Joseph A. Key part of?
Born in 1889, Joseph A. Key was part of the Lost Generation.
What major events happened during Joseph A. Key's lifetime?
During Joseph A.'s lifetime: Ellis Island opened to immigrants (1892, age 3); the Titanic sank (1912, age 23); the stock market crash began the Great Depression (1929, age 40); Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day (1944, age 55); Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott (1955, age 66); the Voting Rights Act was signed (1965, age 76).
Which U.S. censuses would include Joseph A. Key?
Federal censuses taken during Joseph A.'s lifetime and now public: 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950. Most 1890 census records were lost in a 1921 fire.
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1889
Death
1965
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