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James Henry Naismith 1882 - 1938

James Henry Naismith of Adelaide, SA Australia was born in 1882. He married Sarah Ann (Merry) Mervey in 1905. They had a child Henry James Naismith. James Naismith died at age 55 years old on October 2, 1938 at Adelaide SA, Australia in Adelaide, SA.

James Henry Naismith
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Adelaide SA, Australia in Adelaide, SA Australia
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1882
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In 1882, in the year that James Henry Naismith was born, on January 5th, writer and lawyer Charles J. Guiteau was found guilty of the assassination of President Garfield. Guiteau was "offended" because his job applications had been rejected by Garfield's government. He was sentenced to death -although his lawyer plead insanity - and hanged five months later, on June 30th.
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In 1896, when he was merely 14 years old, on January 4th, Utah became the 45th state in the United States. After the LDS Church banned polygamy in 1890, Utah's application for statehood became acceptable to Congress and the Utah Territory became Utah..
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Naismith, Francis (Nov 18, 1895 - Sep 1968) Naismith, Pellie (Jun 11, 1903 - May 1984) Naismith, Ann (Jul 20, 1932 - Feb 26, 2006) Naismith, Ervin (Dec 3, 1922 - Sep 1979) Naismith, Steven (Jul 22, 1956 - Sep 22, 1994) Naismith, Albert (Jul 16, 1878 - Sep 1963) Naismith, Robert (Dec 1, 1902 - Sep 1995) Naismith, Laurette (Jul 28, 1923 - Aug 1984) Naismith, Raymond (Mar 11, 1928 - Nov 22, 1996) Naismith, Elmer (Mar 4, 1919 - Jan 1984)
Naismith, Margaret (Jul 19, 1917 - Nov 21, 2010) Naismith, Shirley (May 1, 1935 - Mar 1983) Naismith, Elizabeth (Oct 10, 1904 - Feb 9, 1995) Naismith, William (May 25, 1931 - Jul 30, 2005) Naismith, Mary (May 28, 1924 - Feb 23, 2011) Naismith, Mary (Jun 17, 1925 - Sep 1, 1995) Naismith, David (May 27, 1918 - Dec 22, 2003) Naismith, Hazel (Jul 11, 1900 - May 1973) Naismith, Thomas (Aug 18, 1898 - Feb 1969) Naismith, Margaret (Dec 28, 1906 - Dec 22, 1997)
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