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Magdalene Dowswell 1917 - 1994

Magdalene Dowswell of Holley, Orleans County, NY was born on October 12, 1917, and died at age 76 years old in February 1994.
Magdalene Dowswell
Holley, Orleans County, NY 14470
October 12, 1917
February 1994
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    1917

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    October 12, 1917
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    1994

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    February 1994
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    Magdalene Dowswell lived 2 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 76.
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In 1917, in the year that Magdalene Dowswell was born, on July 28, between ten and fifteen thousand blacks silently walked down New York City's Fifth Avenue to protest racial discrimination and violence. Lynchings in Waco Texas and hundreds of African-Americans killed in East St. Louis Illinois had sparked the protest. Picket signs said "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeth's of East St. Louis" and "Give us a chance to live."
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In 1944, Magdalene was 27 years old when on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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