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Frank Gerritson 1904 - 1970

Frank Gerritson of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois was born on March 29, 1904, and died at age 66 years old in March 1970.
Frank Gerritson
Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois 60901
March 29, 1904
March 1970
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Frank Gerritson's History: 1904 - 1970

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    1904

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    March 29, 1904
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  • 03/dd
    1970

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    March 1970
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    Frank Gerritson lived 10 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1904, in the year that Frank Gerritson 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 1919, Frank was only 15 years old when in January, Nebraska was the 36th state to ratify the 18th Amendment, making it the law of the land. The 18th Amendment established Prohibition - a law against the production, transport, and sale of alcohol. Private consumption and possession were not prohibited. Several months later, the Volstead Act was passed, creating laws to enforce the Amendment. Bootlegging and bathtub gin followed.
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