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Chesley Davis 1895 - 1970

Chesley Davis of Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington was born on September 10, 1895, and died at age 74 years old in January 1970.
Chesley Davis
Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington 98493
September 10, 1895
January 1970
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    1895

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    September 10, 1895
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  • 01/dd
    1970

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    January 1970
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    Chesley Davis lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 74.
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In 1895, in the year that Chesley Davis was born, on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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In 1910, at the age of just 15 years old, Chesley was alive when Halley's comet, which returns past the earth every 75 - 76 years was observed photographically for the first time. Two fortuitous events occurred - photography had been invented since the last time the comet had passed and the comet was relatively close. There was panic because one astronomer claimed that the gas from its tail "would impregnate the atmosphere and possibly snuff out all life on the planet." People bought gas masks, "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas".
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