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Eugene C. Race 1845 - 1907

Eugene C. Race of IL was born in 1845 in Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts United States, and died at age 61 years old on January 21, 1907 in Chicago, Cook County, IL. Eugene Race was buried in January 1907 in Wheaton, DuPage County.
Eugene C. Race
IL
1845
Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
January 21, 1907
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States
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  • Introduction

    Eugene C. Race was a soldier in the United States Civil War. High rank in Ill. Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Chicago's K of P Eugene C. Race Lodge No.706 was named in his honor. The 1908 Official Record of Proceedings of ... Convention of the Supreme Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Volume 25, contains an extensive memorial of him. (Online here: )
  • 1845

    Birthday

    1845
    Birthdate
    Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Eugene C. Race was born to parents Catherine and John Race.
  • Military Service

    Eugene C. Race served in the Civil War for the Union in Co. F, 4th Massachusetts H. Art'y. He entered the war with the rank of Private., and left with the rank of Corpl. Serves in the defenses of Washington south of the Potomac.
  • Professional Career

    Moved to Chicago, and in 1867, with his Brother John H. Race, founded the Race Brothers Oyster House, "high class" establishment for many years
  • Personal Life & Family

    Co. F, 4th Massachusetts H. Art'y. Knights of Pythias
  • 01/21
    1907

    Death

    January 21, 1907
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois United States
    Death location
  • 01/dd
    1907

    Gravesite & Burial

    January 1907
    Funeral date
    Wheaton, DuPage County, Illinois United States
    Burial location
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In 1845, in the year that Eugene C. Race was born, on September 9th, a potato blight began in Ireland, leading to the Great Famine - also called the Great Hunger and the Irish Potato Famine. About one-third of the population of Ireland had been dependent on the potato and the failure of potato crops led to a million people dying and the emigration of another million people.
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In 1878, when he was 33 years old, on September 12th, Cleopatra's Needle, built in Egypt in 1450 B.C. and transported to England, was erected in London. It had arrived in England on January 21st, having been towed by boat.
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