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George H Defoe 1897 - 1974

George H Defoe of Fitchburg, Worcester County, MA was born on November 8, 1897, and died at age 76 years old in July 1974.
George H Defoe
Fitchburg, Worcester County, MA 01420
November 8, 1897
July 1974
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George H Defoe's History: 1897 - 1974

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  • 11/8
    1897

    Birthday

    November 8, 1897
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Worcester County, Massachusetts United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 31083396 Enlisted: September 2, 1942 in Ft Devens Massachusetts Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Unskilled Public Service Occupations, N.e.c.
  • 07/dd
    1974

    Death

    July 1974
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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Did you know?
In 1897, in the year that George H Defoe 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 1902, at the age of merely 5 years old, George was alive when the Aswan Low Dam (the old Aswan Dam) began construction in Egypt in 1899 and was completed in 1902 - making it the largest masonry dam in the world at the time. The dam was built on the Nile River in order to conserve water and regulate flooding, allowing for population increase along the Nile.
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