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John Jelen 1884 - 1979

John Jelen of Verdigre, Knox County, Nebraska was born on June 24, 1884, and died at age 95 years old in September 1979.
John Jelen
Verdigre, Knox County, Nebraska 68783
June 24, 1884
September 1979
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  • 06/24
    1884

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    June 24, 1884
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  • 09/dd
    1979

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    September 1979
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    John Jelen lived 20 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1884, in the year that John Jelen was born, on August 5th, the cornerstone for the base of the Statue of Liberty - a gift from the people of France - was laid. 120,000 people - most donations were $1 - donated to the completion of the base. An 1883 poem by Emma Lazarus was also written to raise funds. That poem was included in the base of the statue and is well known today. The most famous phrase: "Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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In 1901, he was 17 years old when Edward VII succeeded Queen Victoria. Queen Victoria of England had become Queen in 1837 and reigned until her death in 1901. Her 63 year reign was the longest in history prior to Elizabeth II who recently broke her record. The time during which she led the country was known as the Victorian era and she presided over great changes in the United Kingdom, including the expansion of the British Empire and the Industrial Revolution.
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