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Willa Minnis 1884 - 1973

Willa Minnis of Melrose, Middlesex County, MA was born on October 1, 1884, and died at age 88 years old in March 1973.
Willa Minnis
Melrose, Middlesex County, MA 02176
October 1, 1884
March 1973
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Willa Minnis' History: 1884 - 1973

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    1884

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    October 1, 1884
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  • 03/dd
    1973

    Death

    March 1973
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    Willa Minnis lived 16 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1884, in the year that Willa Minnis 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 1895, she was merely 11 years old when on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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