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Ella Merritt 1884 - 1968

Ella Merritt of Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana was born on October 2, 1884, and died at age 83 years old in July 1968.
Ella Merritt
Plainfield, Hendricks County, Indiana 46168
October 2, 1884
July 1968
Female
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Ella Merritt's History: 1884 - 1968

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    1884

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    October 2, 1884
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    1968

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    July 1968
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    Ella Merritt lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 83.
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In 1884, in the year that Ella Merritt was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1892, Ella was merely 8 years old when on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.
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