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Florence Anches 1904 - 1985

Florence Anches of Portland, Cumberland County, ME was born on June 9, 1904, and died at age 81 years old in September 1985.
Florence Anches
Portland, Cumberland County, ME 04103
June 9, 1904
September 1985
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  • 06/9
    1904

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    June 9, 1904
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  • 09/dd
    1985

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    September 1985
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In 1904, in the year that Florence Anches was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1914, Florence was just 10 years old when in August, the Panama Canal opened to traffic. Begun by the French in the 1880's and abandoned, the United States undertook further construction in 1904. After 10 years, and the elimination of malaria carrying mosquitoes (which caused immense delays for the French and the Americans), the 48 mile long artificial waterway - a series of locks - created a shortcut for ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
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