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Gertie Jensen 1886 - 1976

Gertie Jensen of Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota was born on November 2, 1886, and died at age 89 years old in August 1976.
Gertie Jensen
Montevideo, Chippewa County, Minnesota 56265
November 2, 1886
August 1976
Female
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Gertie Jensen's History: 1886 - 1976

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    1886

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    November 2, 1886
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    1976

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    August 1976
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    Gertie Jensen lived 14 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1886, in the year that Gertie Jensen was born, on May 4th, a general strike began in Chicago. Workers were striking for an 8 hour workday and in protest of the killing - by police - of several workers the day before. When an unknown person threw a dynamite bomb, the strike became violent. Seven policemen were killed as well as 4 civilians. It became known as the Haymarket Riot and eventually resulted in an 8 hourwork day as well as commemorations on May 1st for worker's rights.
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In 1894, at the age of merely 8 years old, Gertie was alive when large reserves of oil were discovered on the Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma. Previously thought to be "useless" land - not even good for farming - the tribe had bought the land themselves. The discovery of oil made the Osage the "richest group of people in the world" at the time.
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