102 - Anna Mae Emery - SeaTac, WA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
N 47° 27.103 W 122° 17.796
10T E 553024 N 5255604
One of many centenarians interred within Washington Memorial Park.
Waymark Code: WMYTJV
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 07/23/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member elyob
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I wasn't able to locate any information for Anna Mae Emery online other than her birth and death dates: Born 5 May 1890; Died 23 Jan 1993. The following historic events-of-interest occurred during Anna Mae's birth year in 1890:

Jan 7 - African American inventor William Purvis receives a patent for the fountain pen

Feb 10 - Around 11 million acres ceded to US by Sioux Indians, then opened for settlement

Mar 4 - The longest bridge in the Great Britain, the Forth Bridge (railway) (1,710 ft) in Scotland is opened by the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII

Apr 11 - Ellis Island, New York, designated as an immigration station

May 2 - Territory of Oklahoma created

Jun 1 - US census at 62,622,250

Jul 3 - Idaho admitted as 43rd US state

Jul 10 - Wyoming becomes 44th state of US (1st with female suffrage)

Jul 27 - Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh shoots himself in Auvers-sur-Oise, dies of injuries 2 days later

Sep 24 - The President of the Mormon Church Wilford Woodruff issues a manifesto advising members that the teaching and practice of polygamy should be abandoned

Sep 26 - US stops minting $1 & $3 gold coin & 3 cent piece

Oct 1 - Congress establishes Yosemite National Park (California)

Oct 6 - General Conference of the Mormon Church outlaws polygamy

Oct 11 - Daughters of American Revolution founded

Dec 31 - Ellis Island (NYC) opens as a US immigration depot

Location of Headstone: Washington Memorial Park

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