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Bessie E Downs 1906 - 1998

Bessie E Downs of Monroe, Fairfield County, CT was born on October 9, 1906, and died at age 92 years old on November 7, 1998.

Bessie E Downs
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Monroe, Fairfield County, CT 06468
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In 1906, in the year that Bessie E Downs was born, Finland became the first European country to give women the vote and to allow them to run for political office. (Women in Australia and New Zealand already had that right but couldn't run for office.) Although Finland belonged to the Russian Empire, there was great unrest and the Tsar wanted to broker a quick peace. As a part of the brokered peace, women got the vote.
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In 1932, at the age of 26 years old, Bessie was alive when five years to the day after Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Ireland, the first woman to cross the Atlantic solo and the first to replicate Lindbergh's feat. She flew over 2,000 miles in just under 15 hours.
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Downs, Bessie (May 5, 1908 - Mar 22, 2001) Downs, Bessie (May 10, 1900 - Jan 28, 1993) Downs, Bessie (Jul 12, 1882 - Sep 1970) Downs, Bessie (May 10, 1903 - Jan 30, 1994) Downs, Bessie (Feb 28, 1906 - Aug 31, 1990) Downs, Bessie (Jan 22, 1899 - Apr 21, 1996) Downs, Bessie (Nov 6, 1906 - Feb 1990) Downs, Bessie (Mar 31, 1928 - Dec 14, 1995) Downs, Bessie (Feb 10, 1911 - Aug 1979) Downs, Bessie (Dec 16, 1932 - Sep 26, 1991)
Downs, Bessie (Oct 9, 1892 - Jan 1980) Downs, Bessie (Jun 25, 1909 - Jul 25, 1995) Downs, Bessie (Aug 28, 1899 - Jan 1987) Downs, Bessie (Jan 12, 1912 - Apr 16, 1998) Downs, Bessie (Apr 7, 1929 - Mar 14, 2007) Downs, Bessie (Dec 4, 1900 - Feb 22, 1994) Downs, Bessie (Apr 5, 1897 - Nov 1973) Downs, Bessie (Jun 28, 1904 - May 1978) Downs, Bessie (Mar 5, 1908 - Apr 25, 1988) Downs, Bessie (Dec 25, 1890 - Mar 1987)

Other Downs Family Biographies

Adkins, Clara (Born Mar 4, 1887) Downs, Clara (Born Mar 4, 1887) Downs, Gladys (Oct 6, 1914 - Jul 1987) Downs, Donald (Jul 11, 1911 - Nov 1978) Downs, Charles (Aug 20, 1906 - Sep 1976) Downs, Raymond (Died Jun 1950) Downs, Herbert (Jan 15, 1915 - Jun 3, 1993) Downs, Fred (Dec 26, 1916 - Jun 10, 2004) Downs, Arthur (Mar 19, 1905 - Sep 1979) Downs, Roy (May 21, 1893 - Mar 1968)
Downs, Catherine (Aug 7, 1912 - Mar 8, 1990) Downs, Ruth (Jul 7, 1915 - Mar 8, 2006) Downs, Ethel (Sep 7, 1900 - May 8, 1994) Downs, Winfred (Mar 10, 1888 - Nov 1968) Downs, Rachel (Jul 25, 1895 - May 10, 1995) Downs, Leonie (Sep 17, 1914 - Feb 22, 1989) Downs, Carrie (Oct 20, 1892 - Nov 1986) Downs, Clifford (Sep 20, 1913 - Apr 1981) Downs, Ira (Feb 10, 1890 - Mar 1970) Downs, Carl (Jun 30, 1920 - Feb 10, 1997)
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