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Edward Briggs 1895 - 1971

Edward Briggs of Abbeville, Vermilion County, Louisiana was born on May 2, 1895, and died at age 76 years old in July 1971.
Edward Briggs
Abbeville, Vermilion County, Louisiana 70510
May 2, 1895
July 1971
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    1895

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    May 2, 1895
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    1971

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    July 1971
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    Edward Briggs lived 3 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1895, in the year that Edward Briggs 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 1927, he was 32 years old when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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