Janet Louise Rossiter (1878 - 1949)

Janet's immediate relatives including parents, siblings, partnerships and children in the Rossiter family tree.

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Janet's Family

Rossiter Charles Rossiter

Ann Fletcher Rossiter

Janet Louise Rossiter

Parents:

Rossiter Charles Rossiter

Unknown - Unknown

Ann Fletcher Rossiter

Unknown - Unknown

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Eliab Rossiter

Added: May 16, 2015

Francis & Agnes (Ford) Rossiter marriage

Added: May 16, 2015

Francis Rossiter birth certificate

Added: May 16, 2015

Francis "Frank" Rossiter gravesite

Added: May 16, 2015

Rosanna Rossiter

Added: May 16, 2015

John Rossiter death certificate

Added: May 16, 2015

John Rossiter marriage record

Added: May 16, 2015

Gregory Paul Rossiter

Added: Jun 26, 2014

ROSSITER GRAVE

Added: Jan 01, 2001

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In 1878, in the year that Janet Louise Rossiter was born, in Africa, the death of the last confirmed Cape lion occurred. The Cape lion was slightly larger than other lions and had black ears, a black mane, and black hair on its belly.

In 1894, at the age of 16 years old, Janet was alive when large reserves of oil were discovered on the Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma. Previously thought to be "useless" land - not even good for farming - the tribe had bought the land themselves. The discovery of oil made the Osage the "richest group of people in the world" at the time.

In 1918, Janet was 40 years old when on November 11th, an armistice was signed between the Allies and Germany, ending the fighting on the Western Front in World War I. This meant a complete defeat of Germany although Germany never formally surrendered. It took another six months of negotiations to sign an actual peace treaty between the warring parties.

In 1929, at the age of 51 years old, Janet was alive when on October 29th (Black Tuesday), the stock market crashed in the United States. Billions of dollars were lost and some investors committed suicide as a result, having lost their fortunes. This ushered in the 12 year, worldwide Great Depression.

In 1949, in the year of Janet Louise Rossiter's passing, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."