Herbert Joseph Bell Cresswell
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Herbert Joseph Bell Cresswell (1863 - 1888)

Herbert Joseph Bell Cresswell, father to 3 children, was born in 1863. He was born to Charles James Cresswell and Mary Augusta Cresswell ( Porter, with siblings William, Mary, and Agnes. Herbert's partner was Amelia Hillas. and they gave birth to Morton Cresswell, Cyril Hillas Cresswell, and Herbert Vance Cresswell. He died on August 17, 1888 in Walhalla, VIC Australia at 25 years old. Herbert was buried in Ballarat Old Cemetery, Lake Wendouree, VIC Australia.
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 on in Walhalla, VIC Australia

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Burial / Funeral

Ballarat Old Cemetery, in Lake Wendouree, Ballarat City County, VIC Australia

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Average Age

Herbert Joseph Bell Cresswell lived 38 years shorter than the average Cresswell family member when he died at the age of 25.

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Family

Father: Charles James Cresswell
Mother: Mary Augusta Cresswell ( Porter
Siblings: William Oakley Cresswell, Mary Augusta Maude Jacoby ( Cresswell, and Agnes Isobel Cresswell

Partner: Amelia Agnes Cresswell ( Kerr ( Hillas
Children with Amelia: Morton Cresswell, Cyril Hillas Cresswell, and Herbert Vance Cresswell

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1863 - In the year that Herbert Joseph Bell Cresswell was born, on October 3rd, during the middle of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln created a national Thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving was to be celebrated on the final Thursday of November in 1863. In the U.S., Thanksgiving has been celebrated in November ever since.

1869 - At the age of only 6 years old, Herbert was alive when on January 20th, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, speaking about women's rights - including the right to vote - was the first woman to testify before the US Congress. In May, she and Susan B. Anthony founded the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA).

1875 - When he was merely 12 years old, on March 1st, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act. The Act prohibited racial discrimination in both public accommodations and jury duty. Opposed by the public, the "public accommodations" sections of the Act were overturned by the Supreme Court eight years later.

1876 - He was just 13 years old when on July 4th, the United States celebrated its centennial. There were parades, music, speeches and fireworks - even in Union Square in New York City. Suffragettes also marched for equal rights and the vote for women.

1888 - In the year of Herbert Joseph Bell Cresswell's passing, on January 12th, the 'Schoolhouse Blizzard' blanketed Dakota Territory. Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas were hit, leaving 235 dead. Many of those who perished were children on their way home from school. The day was relatively warm when it began and the blizzard hit unexpectedly, catching most by surprise.

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The Hamilton Spectator, 25th August 1888.
CRESSWELL.- On the 17th inst., at Walhalla,
Hebert J. B. Cresswell, manager of Bank of
Australasia, Yarram Yarram ; aged 25.

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