Antoinette (Sapyta) Dillon (1923 - 1996)

Antoinette's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Dillon family tree.

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Antoinette's Parents

Catherine Sapyta

George Sapyta

Alex Walter Sapyta Theodore Sapyta Antoinette (Sapyta) Dillon

Benny Sapyta Irene Sapyta Stephens

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Catherine Sapyta

Jun 27, 1899 - Apr 1, 1984

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George Sapyta

Mar 31, 1898 - Jan 31, 1969

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Benny Sapyta

Unknown - Unknown

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Alex Walter Sapyta

Unknown - Unknown

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Irene Sapyta Stephens

Unknown - Unknown

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Theodore Sapyta

Unknown - Unknown

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Antoinette (Sapyta) Dillon & William Milton Dillon

Antoinette (Sapyta) Dillon

William Milton Dillon

William Allen Dillon Matthew Thomas Dillon

Dana Kristine Dillon Day Sue Ann (Dillon)

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William Milton Dillon

Feb 14, 1924 - 1980

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William Allen Dillon

Unknown - Unknown

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Dana Kristine Dillon Day

Unknown - Unknown

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Matthew Thomas Dillon

Unknown - Unknown

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Sue Ann (Dillon)

Unknown - Unknown

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Antoinette Sapyta Dillon Sharp

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Dana Day

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She had a delightful sense of humor. Everyone enjoyed her company. She worked hard and smart. She was an immigrant as a toddler. There is a street named after her.

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Dana Day

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She went by "Toni". She did not have a middle name. She was briefly married to her second husband Dale Sharp - divorced.

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In 1923, in the year that Antoinette (Sapyta) Dillon was born, the Teapot Dome scandal became the subject of an investigation by Senator Walsh and severely damaged the reputation of the Harding administration. Secretary of the Interior Albert Bacon Fall was convicted of accepting bribes from oil companies and became the first Cabinet member to go to prison. At the time, the Teapot Dome scandal was seen as "greatest and most sensational scandal in the history of American politics".

In 1932, Antoinette was merely 9 years old when on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.

In 1950, Antoinette was 27 years old when on June 25th, the Korean War began when North Korean Communist forces crossed the 38th parallel. The Soviet Union and China backed North Korea and the U.N., primarily the United States backed South Korea.

In 1988, at the age of 65 years old, Antoinette was alive when on December 21st, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie Scotland. The explosion killed all 259 people on board and another 11 on the ground. The flight had left Heathrow Airport in London less than an hour before, on its way to New York. After an exhaustive (and long) investigation it came to be believed that two individuals from Libya had planted the bomb.

In 1996, in the year of Antoinette (Sapyta) Dillon's passing, on July 5th, the first cloned mammal - "Dolly the Sheep" - was born in Scotland. She had three mothers. Dolly lived to be 6 years old and produced 6 lambs. Since, other sheep have been cloned as well as horses, pigs, deer, and bulls.