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Leona Gokey 1904 - 1981

Leona Gokey of Rochester, Monroe County, NY was born on May 13, 1904, and died at age 77 years old in May 1981.
Leona Gokey
Rochester, Monroe County, NY 14623
May 13, 1904
May 1981
Female
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    1904

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    May 13, 1904
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  • 05/dd
    1981

    Death

    May 1981
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    Leona Gokey lived 4 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1904, in the year that Leona Gokey was born, the Russo-Japanese war began. The Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire began fighting over the territories of Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted a warm water port on the Pacific Ocean while Japan feared growing encroachment from Russia into Asia. So the Japan fleet launched a surprise attack on the Russian Navy and a one year war began. President Roosevelt of the United States brokered peace between the two nations. It was the first time in the modern era that an Asian power showed its dominance over a European power.
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In 1927, Leona was 23 years old when the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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