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Dorothy Pennington 1918–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1918

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 20 Jan 2007

Death Location: Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Andrew Pennington

Mother: Margaret Strunk

Spouse(s): Thomas Chykia

Children(s):

Dorothy Pennington was born in 1918 in Pennsylvania, the child of Andrew Jackson Pennington And Margaret Maggie Alice Strunk. In 1920, Dorothy Pennington resided in Pottstown Ward 6, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1930, Dorothy Pennington resided in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA. Dorothy Pennington married Thomas Chykia, and had children including Diane Lyn Chiyka, Jo Ann Chiyka, Thomas M Chiyka. Dorothy Pennington passed away in 2007 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Pennington was born in 1918 in Pennsylvania, the child of Andrew Jackson Pennington And Margaret Maggie Alice Strunk.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Pennington resided in Pottstown Ward 6, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1930, Dorothy Pennington resided in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Dorothy Pennington married Thomas Chykia, and had children including Diane Lyn Chiyka, Jo Ann Chiyka, Thomas M Chiyka.
  • Dorothy Pennington passed away in 2007 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Pennington
1893–1964
Birth Location: Smyth, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Strunk
1902–1976
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Chykia
1916–1994
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Dorothy Pennington's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Pennington
1918–2007
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Andrew Jackson Pennington
1893–1964
Smyth, Virginia, USA
Margaret ((Maggie) Alice) Strunk
1902–1976
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
John (Heinrich) Strunk
1858–1926
Pennsylvania
Catherine (Ann) Dierolf
1860–1916
Longswamp, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joel ^{2GGF]
1829–1910
Sarah ^[2GGM]
1827–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Strunk
1803–1866
Rebecca ^[3GGM]
1808–1900
Daniel Heydt
1791–1862
Elizabeth ^[3GGM]
1800–1884

Dorothy Pennington's Timeline

7 Records

1918
11 Oct 1918
Birth of Dorothy Pennington in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1920
1920
Age 2
Dorothy Pennington resided here in Pottstown Ward 6, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Pottstown Ward 6, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
Dorothy Pennington resided here in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1935
1935
Age 17
Dorothy Pennington resided here in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
1940
1940
Age 22
Dorothy Pennington resided here in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Dorothy Pennington resided here in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
2007
20 Jan 2007
Age 89
Death of Dorothy Pennington in Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1918
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03583; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 46-168
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pottstown Ward 6, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1607; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 162
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2084; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 2341818
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pottstown Ward 6, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pottstown Ward 6, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1607; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 162

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2084; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 2341818

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03583; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 46-168

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania; Roll: m-t0627-03583; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 46-168

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Pottstown, Montgomer

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 2007
    Event Place: Pottstown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Issue State: Pennsylvania; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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