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Sophie R Simkus 1904 - 1992

Sophie R Simkus of Waterbury, New Haven County, CT was born on April 19, 1904, and died at age 87 years old on March 12, 1992.
Sophie R Simkus
Waterbury, New Haven County, CT 06705
April 19, 1904
March 12, 1992
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  • 04/19
    1904

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    April 19, 1904
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  • 03/12
    1992

    Death

    March 12, 1992
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    Sophie R Simkus lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 87.
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In 1904, in the year that Sophie R Simkus was born, 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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In 1936, at the age of 32 years old, Sophie was alive when on November 3rd, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was reelected to a second term. He ran against Republican Governor Alf Landon (Kansas), defeating Landon in the popular vote by 60.8% to 36.5%. Vermont and Maine were the only two states in which Landon won. John Nance Garner IV became the Vice-President in this election.
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