Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley (1861 - 1943)

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Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley
1861 - 1943
updated October 13, 2019
Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley, mother to 1 child, was born in 1861. She was born into the Box family and married into the Tolley family. She was born to Samuel Box and Jane Prior (Nichols) Box, and we currently have no other siblings in her family tree. Jane married Stephen Steve, and they gave birth to Albert Edward Tolley. She died in 1943 in Drouin, VIC Australia at 82 years old.

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Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley Biography

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Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley

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Pryor

Maiden name

Box

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Gender

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Death

Jane Tolley died in in Drouin, Baw Baw Shire County, VIC Australia 3818

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Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley lived 13 years longer than the average Box family member when she died at the age of 82.

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Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley Family Tree

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Jane's Parents

Samuel Box
Jane Prior (Nichols) Box
Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley

Parents:

Samuel Box
Jane Prior (Nichols) Box
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Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley & Stephen Tolley

Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley
Stephen Tolley
Albert Edward Tolley

Spouse:

Stephen Tolley
1858 - Jan 28, 1926

Children:

Albert Edward Tolley
1890 - 1917

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Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley, mother to 1 child, died in 1943 in Drouin, VIC Australia at age 82. Jane was born in 1861. She was born to Samuel Box and Jane Prior (Nichols) Box, and we currently have no other siblings in her family tree. She married Stephen Steve, and they gave birth to Albert Edward Tolley.
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1861 - 1943 World Events

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In 1861, in the year that Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley was born, on August 5th, in order to help pay for the Civil War, the Federal government instituted the first income tax in the United States. The Revenue Act of 1861 was rescinded in 1862 but from 1861 through 1862, a flat tax was charged - 3% - on all income over $800, which included only 3% of households. In 1862, a broader tax was enacted.

In 1879, Jane was 18 years old when on November 10th, Bell Telephone and Western Union reached an agreement. Bell Telephone would keep out of the telegraphy business and Western Union would stay out of the telephone business - leading to success for both.

In 1882, at the age of 21 years old, Jane was alive when on August 3rd, President Chester Arthur signed the 1882 Immigration Act. "Criminals, the insane, or any person unable to take care of him or herself" were not allowed in the U.S. according to the Act. It also imposed a "head tax" on non-citizens entering the U.S.

In 1894, by the time she was 33 years old, on March 12th, for the first time, Coca-Cola was sold in individual bottles as a drink for consumer consumption. Previously, it was sold as a syrup for upset stomachs - over the counter.

In 1943, in the year of Jane Pryor (Box) Tolley's passing, on September 3rd, the Armistice of Cassibile was signed in Sicily. Under the terms of the Armistice, Italy surrendered to the Allied Powers. After the Armistice was made public on September 8th, Germany attacked and occupied Italy. It took 20 months of fighting for the Allies to reach the northern borders of Italy.

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