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Edith Francis Black 1897 - 1970

Edith Francis (Black) of Sale, Wellington Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1897 in Briagolong to Thomas Black and Catherine Mclean Black. She had siblings Elizabeth Anne Black, Catherine May Black, Elsie Valentine Black, Isabella Jane Black, Christina Grace Black, William Mclean Black, and James Thomas Black. She married William Sim in 1918, and had children Coral Sim and Archibald Mclean Sim. Edith died at age 72 years old on July 29, 1970 in Sale.
Edith Francis (Black)
Sale, Wellington Shire County, VIC 3850, Australia
1897
Briagolong, Wellington Shire County, VIC, 3860, Australia
July 29, 1970
Sale, Wellington Shire County, VIC, 3850, Australia
Female
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  • 1897

    Birthday

    1897
    Birthdate
    Briagolong, Wellington Shire County, VIC 3860, Australia
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  • Nationality & Locations

    Maffra, Australia Airl, Australia
  • 07/29
    1970

    Death

    July 29, 1970
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Sale, Wellington Shire County, VIC 3850, Australia
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    Edith Francis Black lived 1 year longer than the average family member when died at the age of 73.
    The average age of a Black family member is 72.
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In 1897, in the year that Edith Francis Black was born, on July 17th, the Klondike Gold Rush began when the first successful prospectors returned to Seattle after mining in the Yukon. They arrived on the ships Excelsior and Portland, bringing vast quantities of gold - over $32,000,000 in today's money - and everyone rushed to become rich in the Yukon.
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In 1921, when she was 24 years old, the silent film The Sheik, directed by George Melford and starring Rudolph Valentino and Agnes Ayres (also featuring Adolphe Menjou) debuted on October 21st. Critics weren't enthusiastic but the public loved it - in the first few weeks 125,000 people had seen the movie - and it eventually exceeded $1 million in ticket sales. And Rudolph Valentino, an Italian American, became the heartthrob of a female generation.
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