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Matilda Blacknall 1884 - 1973

Matilda Blacknall of Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, VA was born on September 1, 1884, and died at age 89 years old in December 1973.
Matilda Blacknall
Portsmouth, Portsmouth City County, VA 23704
September 1, 1884
December 1973
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Matilda Blacknall's History: 1884 - 1973

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    1884

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    September 1, 1884
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  • 12/dd
    1973

    Death

    December 1973
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    Matilda Blacknall lived 19 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 89.
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In 1884, in the year that Matilda Blacknall was born, on August 5th, the cornerstone for the base of the Statue of Liberty - a gift from the people of France - was laid. 120,000 people - most donations were $1 - donated to the completion of the base. An 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus was also written to raise funds. That poem was included in the base of the statue and is well known today. The most famous phrase: "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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In 1892, Matilda was just 8 years old when on January 1st, Ellis Island opened to process immigrants. 700 passed through on the first day - in the first year, 450,000 were processed. The processing center was originally a 3 story wooden building - with outbuildings - that burned down a few years later.
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