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John Athol Pettifer 1919 - 2014

John Athol Pettifer of Canberra Australia was born on July 16, 1919 in Fitzroy North to Annie (Darroch) Pettifer and Thomas Joseph Pettifer. He had a sister Jean Lorraine (Pettifer) Withers. John Pettifer married Ruth (Wilson) Pettifer in 1946 at Canberra Baptist Church 11 Currie Crescent, in Kingston, Australian Capital Territory, and died at age 94 years old on January 20, 2014 in Canberra, ACT.
John Athol Pettifer
Canberra Australia
July 16, 1919
Fitzroy North, Australia
January 20, 2014
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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  • 07/16
    1919

    Birthday

    July 16, 1919
    Birthdate
    Fitzroy North Australia
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  • 01/20
    2014

    Death

    January 20, 2014
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Canberra, ACT Australia
    Death location
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    John Athol Pettifer lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 94.
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In 1919, in the year that John Athol Pettifer was born, in the summer and early autumn, race riots erupted in 26 U.S. cities, resulting in hundreds of deaths and even more people being badly hurt. In most cases, African-Americans were the victims. It was called the "Red Summer". Men who were returning from World War I needed jobs and there was competition for those jobs among the races. Tension was heightened by the use by many companies of blacks as strikebreakers.
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In 1927, he was only 8 years old when 10 years after the United States bought the U.S. Virgin Islands from the Danish government, the inhabitants were granted U.S. citizenship. While they can vote in congressional elections and presidential primaries, they cannot vote for President.
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Ruth (Wilson) Pettifer

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John Athol Pettifer

1946
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Canberra Baptist Church 11 Currie Crescent Kingston, Australian Capital Territory, 2604 Australia
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