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Lura Shaffer 1884 - 1964

Lura Shaffer of Indiana was born on November 30, 1884, and died at age 79 years old in October 1964.
Lura Shaffer
Indiana
November 30, 1884
October 1964
Female
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Lura Shaffer's History: 1884 - 1964

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  • 11/30
    1884

    Birthday

    November 30, 1884
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  • 10/dd
    1964

    Death

    October 1964
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    Lura Shaffer lived 6 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 79.
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In 1884, in the year that Lura Shaffer 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 1895, Lura was merely 11 years old when on March 15th, in County Tipperary, Ireland, Michael Cleary killed his wife of 8 years, Bridget, and burned her body. His defense was that his "wife" was a changeling that was left in his real wife's place when she was abducted by fairies. He was nonetheless convicted and imprisoned for manslaughter. He spent 15 years in prison.
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