102 - Joseph Gilbert Lannan - Milton Cemetery - Milton, MA - Headstones of Centenarians on Waymarking.com

In Milton, within Milton Cemetery, is this grave for Joseph G. Lannan, Sr., who lived from 1898 to 2000.

Milton Cemetery is located off Centre Street. The side (West) entrance is 100 ft east of the intersection of Centre Street and Randolph Avenue. The monument is off the cemetery road, Maple Street, to the north of this road.

The marker is a grey granite stone about 3 ft by 3 ft and a few inches thick. There are two family names on the marker: "Joy" at the top and "Lannan" halfway down. The name immediately below states,

"1898 Joseph G. 2000"

his wife

"1898 Janet E. 1986"

I could find one reference about the person, in a history page about the Lannan gallery. The page has a geneology that goes back to the early 1800s. His father was "Irish Joe" Lannan, a heavy-weight fighter who settled in Hull and was a hotel proprietor. His mother was Margaret Mooney. Joseph Gilbert Lannan married Janet Sieberg and settled in Milton in 1926.

A few events that occurred on these years:

1898

February 15 - The ship, USS Maine explodes in Havana, Cuba. This event was used to declare war and the Spanish-American War began.
July 7 - The U.S. annexes Hawaii.
August 28 - Caleb Bradham gives the name of his soft drink - Pepsi-Cola.
December 10 - The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

2000
February 29 - A Leap Day occurred on a century year - in the calendars used in the U.S., are skipped on even thousand years, except on this year, which is divisible by 400.
May 5 - A rare conjunction of 7 planets and the new moon occurred.
September 15 - October 1 - The Summer Olympics are held in Sydney, Australia.
October 12 - The USS Cole is badly damaged in Yemen.

Source:

Lannan Gallery (Our Story):
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Wikipedia
(1898):
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Location of Headstone: Milton Cemetery

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