George Shearer (1902–?)
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- 1902
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When was George Shearer born? 1902.
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George Shearer (1902–?) was born in 1902. A cemetery record documents George's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about George's life.
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1903 · age 1 — The Wright brothers made the first powered flight
1917 · age 15 — The United States entered World War I
1933 · age 31 — Prohibition ended in the United States
1944 · age 42 — Allied forces landed in Normandy on D-Day
1954 · age 52 — The Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education
1963 · age 61 — President Kennedy was assassinated
1975 · age 73 — The Vietnam War ended
1991 · age 89 — The Soviet Union dissolved
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When was George Shearer born?
George Shearer was born in 1902.
Where is George Shearer buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents George's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when George Shearer was born?
Theodore Roosevelt was president of the United States when George was born.
What generation was George Shearer part of?
Born in 1902, George Shearer was part of the Greatest Generation.
What major events happened during George Shearer's lifetime?
During George's lifetime: the Wright brothers made the first powered flight (1903, age 1); women won the right to vote in the United States (1920, age 18); the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II (1941, age 39); Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott (1955, age 53); Apollo 11 landed the first people on the Moon (1969, age 67); the Soviet Union dissolved (1991, age 89).
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Federal censuses taken during George's lifetime and now public: 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950.
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