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John Parkes 1882 - 1962

John Parkes was born on October 6, 1882, and died at age 79 years old in May 1962. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Parkes.
John Parkes
October 6, 1882
May 1962
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  • 10/6
    1882

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    October 6, 1882
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  • 05/dd
    1962

    Death

    May 1962
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    John Parkes lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1882, in the year that John Parkes was born, on September 4th, the switch to the first commercial electrical power plant in the U.S. - at 255-257 Pearl Street - was flipped by Thomas Edison. It lit one square mile of lower Manhattan and was powered by coal. The "electrical age" had begun.
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In 1909, by the time he was 27 years old, the U.S. penny was changed to the Abraham Lincoln design. The Lincoln penny was so popular that it soon had to be rationed and it sold on the secondary market for a quarter. Abraham Lincoln was the first historical figure to be on a U.S. coin - which was released to commemorate his 100th birthday. This penny was also the first U.S. cent to include the words "In God We Trust.".
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