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Essie Duke 1897 - 1981

Essie Duke of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana was born on March 16, 1897, and died at age 84 years old in August 1981.
Essie Duke
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 46224
March 16, 1897
August 1981
Female
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  • 03/16
    1897

    Birthday

    March 16, 1897
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  • 08/dd
    1981

    Death

    August 1981
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Essie Duke lived 12 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1897, in the year that Essie Duke 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 1903, at the age of just 6 years old, Essie was alive when the Harley-Davidson Motor Company was begun by two childhood friends, William Harley and Arthur Davidson - with help from Arthur's brother, Walter. Their first prototype - a "motor-bicycle" - couldn't climb hills without also pedaling, so they went back to the drawing board, and in 1904 their new version came in 4th in a race. Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle Manufacturing Company were the only two major motorcycle companies to survive the Great Depression.
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