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Edward J Gillespie 1914 - 2000

Edward J Gillespie of Downingtown, Chester County, PA was born on April 1, 1914, and died at age 86 years old on December 1, 2000.
Edward J Gillespie
Downingtown, Chester County, PA 19335
April 1, 1914
December 1, 2000
Male
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  • 04/1
    1914

    Birthday

    April 1, 1914
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    United States
  • Early Life & Education

    Grammar School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 33809772 Enlisted: January 6, 1944 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Skilled Welders And Flame Cutters
  • 12/1
    2000

    Death

    December 1, 2000
    Death date
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    Cause of death
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In 1914, in the year that Edward J Gillespie was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1929, he was just 15 years old when the St. Valentine's Day Massacre happened on February 14th. In Chicago, seven men from the North Side Irish gang were gunned down by Al Capone's South Side Italian gang at the garage at 2122 North Clark Street. Al Capone was making a successful move to take over Chicago's organized crime. But the St. Valentine's Day massacre also resulted in a public outcry against all gangsters.
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