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2019
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John Fitch was born in Windsor, Connecticut back in 1743 to Joseph and Sarah. Records show he received little formal schooling. As a child, he apprenticed himself to a clockmaker. In 1767, he married Lucy. He opened a brass foundry in East Windsor, Connecticut but it failed. So, he opened a silve...
12/31/2019
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Ezra Hasbrouck was born in Coxsackie, New York back in 1865 to Roswell and Margaretta. Sorry but I don’t have any information other than shortly after his birth his mother died. He married Sarah in 1897. For a short time, he was a real estate developer in Kingston, New York. By all accounts he wa...
12/30/2019
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Mary Katherine Horony-Cummings was born in Erekujvar, Austrian Empire back in 1849 to Mihaly and Katharina. In 1869, the family arrived in the United States, settling in Davenport, Iowa. Both parents died just three years after arriving in Davenport. She was first sent to live with her husband’s ...
12/29/2019
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Henry Howard Finnell was born in Hinds County, Mississippi to Jesse and Jerusha. When he was young the family moved to Indian Territory. He graduated from the Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1917, with a Bachelor of Science degree. After graduation, he worked for the OAMC, as a fo...
12/28/2019
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Vigdis Finnbogadottir was born in Reykjavik, Iceland back in 1930 to Finnbogi and Sigriour. Her father was a civil engineer as well as a professor at the University of Iceland. After graduating from high school, she attended the University of Grenoble and the Sorbonne in Paris. After graduation, ...
12/27/2019
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Joseph Cameron Finley was born in Garland, Texas back in 1987 to Charles and Lexa. His father is a software developer and his mother is a spiritual healer. When he was three his parents took him to an acting seminar. Apparently, he was good as he was hired as a child actor.He attended Moorpark Hi...
12/26/2019
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James Finley was born in Ireland back in 1756. While I don’t have the date, he moved to Fayette County, Pennsylvania living on a 287-acre farm. In 1784, he was elected a justice of the peace, before becoming the county commissioner in 1789. He was also a member of the Pennsylvania House of Repres...
12/25/2019
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Carlos Juan Finlay was born I Puerto Principe, Cuba back in 1833 to Edward and Elisa. He attended school in France but was forced to return to Cuba when he contracted cholera. After recovering he returned to Europe in 1848, only to contract typhoid fever forcing him to once again return to Cuba. ...
12/24/2019
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Marcelo Fernan was born in Cebu City, Cebu back in 1926. He graduated with a law degree from the University of the Philippines in 1953. He continued his education at Harvard University obtaining his master’s degree. After graduation, he returned to the Philippines where he set up his practice as ...
12/23/2019
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Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti was born in Senigallia, Italy back in 1792. He was educated at the Piarist College in Volterra and Rome. He entered the Papal Noble Guard in 1815, but soon dismissed due to an epileptic seizure. He continued his theological studies and was ordained a priest in 1819....
12/22/2019