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Bessie Somerset 1898 - 1978

Bessie Somerset of Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California was born on July 13, 1898, and died at age 80 years old in August 1978.
Bessie Somerset
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California 90402
July 13, 1898
August 1978
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  • 07/13
    1898

    Birthday

    July 13, 1898
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  • 08/dd
    1978

    Death

    August 1978
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bessie Somerset lived 8 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1898, in the year that Bessie Somerset was born, on February 15th, the USS Maine exploded and sank in Havana harbor. The reason for the explosion has never been found, but it killed 266 men. "Remember the Maine" became a rallying cry and precipitated the United States' declaration of war on Spain two months later - the beginning of the Spanish-American War. On December 10th, the war ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty gave the U.S. Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam - for $20 million - and, temporarily, Cuba.
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In 1915, at the age of 17 years old, Bessie was alive when in April, the Ottoman Empire rounded up, arrested, and deported 235 to 270 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders in Turkey. As their actions continued through the next several years, an estimated 600,000 to 1 million Armenians were killed by Turkish soldiers.
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