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Loretta B Downey 1907 - 1998

Loretta B Downey of Buffalo, Erie County, NY was born on July 9, 1907, and died at age 90 years old on January 5, 1998.
Loretta B Downey
Buffalo, Erie County, NY 14215
July 9, 1907
January 5, 1998
Female
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    1907

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    July 9, 1907
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  • 01/5
    1998

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    January 5, 1998
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    Loretta B Downey lived 17 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 90.
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In 1907, in the year that Loretta B Downey was born, the Monongah coal mining disaster occurred on December 6th, happening at the Fairmont Coal Company’s No. 6 and No. 8 mines.. Over 361 miners were killed. Because there was no breathing apparatus at the time to help rescuers, recovery efforts were greatly hampered. It is considered the worst mining disaster in American history and led to government oversight in mining practices.
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In 1934, she was 27 years old when on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.
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