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Jere Smith 1904 - 1975

Jere Smith of Meriden, New Haven County, CT was born on July 27, 1904, and died at age 70 years old in January 1975.
Jere Smith
Meriden, New Haven County, CT 06450
July 27, 1904
January 1975
Male
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Jere Smith's History: 1904 - 1975

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  • 07/27
    1904

    Birthday

    July 27, 1904
    Birthdate
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  • 01/dd
    1975

    Death

    January 1975
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Jere Smith lived 2 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1904, in the year that Jere Smith was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1916, when he was only 12 years old, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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