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Gertrude Benet 1913 - 1999

Gertrude Benet of New Britain, Hartford County, CT was born on February 11, 1913, and died at age 86 years old on October 27, 1999.
Gertrude Benet
New Britain, Hartford County, CT 06053
February 11, 1913
October 27, 1999
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  • 02/11
    1913

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    February 11, 1913
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  • 10/27
    1999

    Death

    October 27, 1999
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    Gertrude Benet lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1913, in the year that Gertrude Benet was born, ratified in February the 16th Amendment, establishing a Federal income tax, became law. Previously, customs duties (tariffs) and excise taxes were the primary sources of federal revenue. With the passage of the 16th Amendment, incomes of couples exceeding $4,000, as well as those of single persons earning $3,000 or more, were subject to a 1% Federal tax (that would be about $98,000 and $74,000 now). Rates rose to 7% for incomes over half a million dollars. Less than 1% of the population was subject to income tax.
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In 1924, Gertrude was just 11 years old when J. Edgar Hoover, at the age of 29, was appointed the sixth director of the Bureau of Investigation by Calvin Coolidge (which later became the Federal Bureau of Investigation). The Bureau had approximately 650 employees, including 441 Special Agents. A former employee of the Justice Department, Hoover accepted his new position on the proviso that the bureau was to be completely divorced from politics and that the director report only to the attorney general.
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