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Benjamin Colby 1901 - 1985

Benjamin Colby of Washington, District of Columbia County, Maryland was born on March 14, 1901, and died at age 84 years old in November 1985.
Benjamin Colby
Washington, District of Columbia County, Maryland 20015
March 14, 1901
November 1985
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  • 03/14
    1901

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    March 14, 1901
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  • 11/dd
    1985

    Death

    November 1985
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    Benjamin Colby lived 10 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1901, in the year that Benjamin Colby was born, John Pierpont "J. P." Morgan created U.S. Steel. J.P. Morgan was an American banker and financier who dominated U.S. business at this time. He had previously overseen the creation of General Electric, as well as International Harvester and AT&T. He has been referred to as America's greatest banker. U.S. Steel was the first billion dollar company in the world, worth $1.4 billion in 1901.
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In 1910, he was merely 9 years old when the Boy Scouts of America was incorporated. U.S. publisher W.D. Boyce was visiting England when he became lost in the London fog. An unknown Boy Scout helped him find his way out, declining a tip (he said that he was a Boy Scout and was doing his good deed for the day). Boyce was so impressed that he incorporated the Boy Scouts of America when he returned home. Its purpose was "to teach boys patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred values."
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