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Merle Leslie 1884 - 1971

Merle Leslie of Fontana, San Bernardino County, California was born on August 14, 1884, and died at age 86 years old in June 1971.
Merle Leslie
Fontana, San Bernardino County, California 92335
August 14, 1884
June 1971
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Merle Leslie's History: 1884 - 1971

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    1884

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    August 14, 1884
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    1971

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    June 1971
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    Merle Leslie lived 13 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 86.
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In 1884, in the year that Merle Leslie was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1898, at the age of only 14 years old, Merle was alive when magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company controlled 84% of the oil and pipelines in the United States. Rockefeller grew Standard Oil through the merger of several other small oil companies throughout the U.S., creating a monopoly.
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