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Dorothy Semlear 1897 - 1973

Dorothy Semlear of Port Ewen, Ulster County, NY was born on February 12, 1897, and died at age 76 years old in August 1973.
Dorothy Semlear
Port Ewen, Ulster County, NY 12466
February 12, 1897
August 1973
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Dorothy Semlear's History: 1897 - 1973

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  • 02/12
    1897

    Birthday

    February 12, 1897
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  • 08/dd
    1973

    Death

    August 1973
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    Dorothy Semlear lived 4 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1897, in the year that Dorothy Semlear was born, on September 21st, editor and publisher Francis P. Church responded to a letter to the editor from Virginia O'Hanlon, 8 years old. Virginia's father had told her that "If you see it in The Sun, it's so." So she wrote to the Sun, asking if there was a Santa Claus. Church responded with the now famous editorial "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
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In 1919, at the age of 22 years old, Dorothy was alive when Indian lawyer Mahatma Gandhi initiated the Satyagraha campaigns, beginning the nonviolent resistance movement against British rule of India. Satyagraha means "holding onto truth" and the campaign for India independence, which was eventually obtained, called for "self-suffering" rather than inflicting suffering (i.e., violence) on others.
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