101 - Julia Pont - Grace Hill Cemetery - Perry, OK
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Julia Pont was born the same year that Felix Pedro discovered gold in modern-day Fairbanks, Alaska.
Waymark Code: WM16Q93
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2022
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The final resting place of centenarian Julia Pont is at the northwest side of Grace Hill Cemetery, at the west side of section X. She shares an upright, light gray marker with her husband William, who preceded her in death by 33 years. Their headstone has the following inscription:
Pont
Julia
July 15, 1902
June 25, 2004
William
Feb. 26, 1896
Feb. 23, 1971
Some historical events that occurred during Julia's time on earth:
1902: Coronation of Edward VII as King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, Emperor of India at Westminster Abbey in London.
1922: Irish Civil War: General Michael Collins is assassinated in West Cork.
1942: By order of the Vichy France government headed by Pierre Laval, French police officers round-up 13,000–20,000 Jews and imprison them in the Winter Velodrome.
1962: Frank Lee Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin escape from the Alcatraz Island prison
1982: Michael Jackson releases his sixth studio album, Thriller, in the United States, which will go on to be the greatest selling album of all time at 110 million units sold worldwide.
2004: NASA's MER-A (Spirit) spacecraft lands on the surface of Mars
Location of Headstone: Grace Hill Cemetery
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