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Martin Shipp 1884 - 1980

Martin Shipp of Gardendale, Jefferson County, Alabama was born on October 8, 1884, and died at age 95 years old in September 1980.
Martin Shipp
Gardendale, Jefferson County, Alabama 35071
October 8, 1884
September 1980
Male
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Martin Shipp's History: 1884 - 1980

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    1884

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    October 8, 1884
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  • 09/dd
    1980

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    September 1980
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    Martin Shipp lived 23 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 95.
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In 1884, in the year that Martin Shipp was born, on May 1st, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions - a US association - first resolved that "eight hours shall constitute a legal day's labour from and after May 1, 1886, and that we recommend to labour organisations throughout this jurisdiction that they so direct their laws as to conform to this resolution by the time named." Previously, workdays would consist of 10 to 16 hours a day - 6 days a week. It would take years before the 8 hour workday became common practice - and longer before it became a law.
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In 1910, Martin was 26 years old when Angel Island, which is in San Francisco Bay, became the immigration center for Asians entering U.S. It was often referred to as "The Ellis Island of the West". Due to restrictive laws against Chinese immigration, many immigrants spent years on the island.
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