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Bessie Brown 1885 - 1973

Bessie Brown of Chicago, Cook County, IL was born on June 5, 1885, and died at age 88 years old on August 15, 1973.
Bessie Brown
Chicago, Cook County, IL 60643
June 5, 1885
August 15, 1973
Female
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Bessie Brown's History: 1885 - 1973

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  • 06/5
    1885

    Birthday

    June 5, 1885
    Birthdate
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  • 08/15
    1973

    Death

    August 15, 1973
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Brown lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 88.
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In 1885, in the year that Bessie Brown was born, on February 16th, the first Dow Jones Industrial Average was published by Charles Dow, who also founded the Wall Street Journal. The index was 62.76. It represented 12 stocks - American Cotton Oil, American Sugar, American Tobacco, Chicago Gas, Distilling & Cattle Feeding, General Electric, Laclede Gas, National Lead, North American, Tennessee Coal and Iron, U.S. Leather pfd. and U.S. Rubber.
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In 1903, she was 18 years old when the Ford Motor Company was incorporated in June after Henry Ford left another car company he founded in 1901 (which became the Cadillac Motor Company). He began Ford Motor Company with $28,000 in cash from twelve investors, two of whom (the Dodge brothers) later began their own car company. Henry Ford improved on assembly line techniques and has been so successful that his family still controls a very popular Ford line of cars and trucks.
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