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Matthew Benfield 1892 - 1969

Matthew Benfield of Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina was born on March 31, 1892, and died at age 77 years old in July 1969.

Matthew Benfield
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Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina 28655
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March 31, 1892
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In 1892, in the year that Matthew Benfield was born, on October 12th, the "Pledge of Allegiance" was first recited in unison by students in U.S. public schools. Composed the previous August by Francis Bellamy, it was to be recited in 15 seconds and originally read: "I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." "Under God" was added in the 1950's.
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In 1904, at the age of just 12 years old, Matthew was alive when the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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Benfield, Marjorie (Nov 15, 1895 - Aug 1987) Benfield, Dean (Jan 14, 1970 - Sep 17, 2007) Benfield, Elsa (Dec 31, 1894 - Dec 1984) Benfield, Shirley (Sep 24, 1936 - Feb 23, 2011) Benfield, Janice (Sep 3, 1946 - Mar 3, 2011) Benfield, Helen (Nov 18, 1921 - Oct 18, 2007) Benfield, Albert (Jun 1, 1886 - Aug 1973) Benfield, Harry (Mar 17, 1908 - May 6, 1997) Benfield, Florence (Sep 20, 1922 - Jun 2, 1992) Benfield, Bruce (Mar 31, 1949 - Feb 1973)
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