100 - Marjorie (Bell) Butler - Nepean, Ontario
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Marjorie (Bell) Butler, born April 24, 1894, died May 17 1994 at the age of 100 years and 23 days. Wife of Frederic William, Loving mum, gran, and gee gee.
Waymark Code: WMKHAJ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/15/2014
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The final resting place of Marjorie Butler is at the Bells Corners Union Cemetery.
Text on marker:
MARJORIE (BELL) BUTLER
APR 12, 1894 - MAY 17, 1994
WIFE OF FREDERIC WILLIAM
LOVING MUM,GRAN AND GEE GEE
Some worldwide events and accomplishments that occurred during Marjorie's time on earth:
1894:The "Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze" was released in movie theaters.
1904:The Ottawa Silver Seven won the Stanley Cup.
1914:The beginning of what became known as World War I
1924:Following the death of Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin immediately begins to purge his rivals to clear the way for his leadership
1934: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany, or head of state combined with that of Chancellor following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg.
1944: WWII – D-Day: 155,000 Allied troops shipped from England land on the beaches of Normandy in northern France, beginning Operation Overlord and the Invasion of Normandy. The Allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland, in the largest amphibious military operation in history. This operation helps liberate France from Germany, and also weakens the Nazi hold on Europe.
1954:The first mass vaccination of children against polio begins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
1964:Introducing... The Beatles is released by Chicago's Vee-Jay Records to get the jump on Capitol Records' release of Meet the Beatles!, scheduled for January 20. The two record companies fight over Vee-Jay's release of this album in court.
1974:The world population reaches 4 billion people estimated by the United States Census Bureau.
1984:Apple Computer places the Macintosh personal computer on sale in the United States.
1994:The Space shuttle STS-62 (Columbia 16), launched into orbit.
How far we have come!
Location of Headstone: Bells Corners Union Cemetery
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