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Hugh Gelston 1874 - 1963

Hugh Gelston of California was born on May 7, 1874, and died at age 89 years old in October 1963.
Hugh Gelston
California
May 7, 1874
October 1963
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Hugh Gelston's History: 1874 - 1963

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  • 05/7
    1874

    Birthday

    May 7, 1874
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  • 10/dd
    1963

    Death

    October 1963
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Hugh Gelston lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1874, in the year that Hugh Gelston was born, on September 14th, the Battle of Liberty Place occurred in New Orleans - the capital of Louisiana. Some members of the previous Confederate Army assembled for the purpose of "driving the usurpers from power" and the Republican Governor - William P. Kellogg - was physically driven from his office. The former Confederates temporarily replaced him with (the former) Democratic Governor John McEnery. Federal forces arrived, put down the insurrection, and five days later the legally elected government was restored.
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In 1900, he was 26 years old when the U.S. helped put down Boxer Rebellion. The Boxer Rebellion took place in China, where the presence of "outsiders" (foreigners) was resented. The United States, along with Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, and Russia, had business interests in China and these countries all sent troops to put down the Rebellion and keep China open to their presence and to Christian missionaries.
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