Benigan Hughes (1903–?)
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- 1903
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When was Benigan Hughes born? 1903.
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Benigan Hughes (1903–?) was born in 1903. A cemetery record documents Benigan's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Benigan's life.
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1903 · age 0 — The Wright brothers made the first powered flight
1917 · age 14 — The United States entered World War I
1933 · age 30 — Prohibition ended in the United States
1944 · age 41 — Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day
1954 · age 51 — The Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education
1963 · age 60 — President Kennedy was assassinated
1975 · age 72 — The Vietnam War ended
1991 · age 88 — The Soviet Union dissolved
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When was Benigan Hughes born?
Benigan Hughes was born in 1903.
Where is Benigan Hughes buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Benigan's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Benigan Hughes was born?
Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States when Benigan was born.
What generation was Benigan Hughes part of?
Born in 1903, Benigan Hughes was part of the Greatest Generation.
What happened in the world the year Benigan Hughes was born?
In 1903, the Wright brothers made the first powered flight.
What major events happened during Benigan Hughes's lifetime?
During Benigan's lifetime: the Wright brothers made the first powered flight (1903, age 0); women won the right to vote in the United States (1920, age 17); the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II (1941, age 38); Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott (1955, age 52); Apollo 11 landed the first people on the Moon (1969, age 66); the Soviet Union dissolved (1991, age 88).
Which U.S. censuses would include Benigan Hughes?
Federal censuses taken during Benigan's lifetime and now public: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950.
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Born 1903 in Michigan
Died 1970 in Flint, MI
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