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John Menzies 1873 - 1910

John Menzies was born on July 8, 1873. He was in a relationship with Edith Menzies ( Lewis, and had children Mercy Beatrice Bradbury ( Menzies, Ida Avenel St.Clair ( Menzies, Emily Probst, Ruth Perry, and Jessie Richardson. John Menzies died at age 36 years old on June 17, 1910 in Nagambie, Strathbogie Shire County, VIC Australia.

John Menzies

July 8, 1873

June 17, 1910

Nagambie, Strathbogie Shire County, VIC, 3608, Australia

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The Argus, Melbourne. 20th June 1910. BOAT CAPSIZES. A MAN MISSING. NAGAMBIE, Saturday. - Mr. J. Menzies who carries on business as a watchmaker, left here on Friday evening at 8 o'clock in a flat-bottomed boat, intending to gather a load of wood along the banks of the Goulburn River. On learning he told his wife he would return at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Menzies anxiously waited until 4 o'clock this morning , when she raised the alarm. Mr. McLeod, accompanied by Messrs. S. and W. Gebbie, went in search of Menzies. About midday they found the boat capsized, and Menzies coat, with the right sleeve turned inside out, close to the south side of the lake. Search parties have been out all day, but no tidings of the missing man are reported. The night was rough, and it was surmised that the boat was capsized, and Menzies drowned. 5th July 1910. DEAD BODY RECOVERED. After a search extending over 15 days, the body of the late Mr. J. Menzies, who met his death throug a boating accident In circumstances which already have been reported...
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1873

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July 8, 1873

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1910

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June 17, 1910

Death date

Drowned in the Lake Nagambie.

Cause of death

Nagambie, Strathbogie Shire County, VIC 3608, Australia
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John Menzies lived 38 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 36.

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In 1873, in the year that John Menzies was born, on February 12th, The Coinage Act of 1873 was signed by President Ulysses S. Grant. It went into effect on April 1st and ended the use of gold and silver in the U.S. for currency - placing the country on the gold standard. The Act wasn't popular with everyone.

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In 1881, he was just 8 years old when on February 19th, Kansas became the first state to prohibit all alcohol - the prohibition lasted statewide until 1948.

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