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Bessie A Smith 1893 - 1967

Bessie A Smith of Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, NC was born on November 6, 1893, and died at age 73 years old on September 15, 1967.
Bessie A Smith
Rocky Mount, Edgecombe County, NC 27801
November 6, 1893
September 15, 1967
Female
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Bessie A Smith's History: 1893 - 1967

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  • 11/6
    1893

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    November 6, 1893
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  • 09/15
    1967

    Death

    September 15, 1967
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    Cause of death
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    Bessie A Smith lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
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In 1893, in the year that Bessie A Smith was born, on February 1st, Thomas Edison's motion picture studio on his laboratory grounds in West Orange New Jersey was completed. The studio was called "Black Maria" and the first movie made and viewed in it was of 3 people pretending to be blacksmiths.
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In 1913, at the age of 20 years old, Bessie was alive when the Philippine–American War ended for good in June. While the official end of the war was in 1902, fighting continued for several years. An estimated 200,000 to 250,000 total Filipino civilians died and although the U.S. viewed its role as a colonial presence as one of preparing the Philippines for independence, American colonization drastically changed the character off the culture. The Catholic Church was no longer the state religion and English became the primary language of the government.
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