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Bennie F Gillies 1912 - 1997

Bennie F Gillies of Tecumseh, Lenawee County, MI was born on March 27, 1912, and died at age 84 years old on January 7, 1997.
Bennie F Gillies
Tecumseh, Lenawee County, MI 49286
March 27, 1912
January 7, 1997
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  • 03/27
    1912

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    March 27, 1912
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  • 01/7
    1997

    Death

    January 7, 1997
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    Bennie F Gillies lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1912, in the year that Bennie F Gillies was born, in October, former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot, but not killed, while campaigning for another term as President with the newly created Bull Moose (Progressive) Party. John Schrank was a Bavarian-born saloon-keeper from New York who had been stalking Roosevelt when he shot him just before a campaign speech. Shot in the chest (and showing the audience his bloody shirt), Roosevelt went on to give a 55 to 90 minute talk (reports vary on the length) before being treated for the injury. After 8 days in the hospital, Roosevelt went back on the campaign trail.
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In 1928, at the age of 16 years old, Bennie was alive when aviatrix Amelia Earhart, age 31, became the first woman to fly solo across North America and back in August. In June, she had been part of a 3 man crew that flew the Atlantic Ocean but since she had no instrument training, she couldn't fly the plane - she kept the flight log. The North American flight became one of her many "firsts" as a female pilot.
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