When Mary Dora Longley was born on 17 April 1879, in Thayer, Oregon, Missouri, United States, her father, Nehemiah Longley, was 30 and her mother, Elizabeth Lucinda Long, was 26. She lived in Lynn Township, Oregon, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Thayer Township, Oregon, Missouri, United States in 1900. She died on 6 September 1963, at the age of 84.
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Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
Historical Boundaries: 1882: Oregon, Missouri, United States
President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
English (mainly Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire): variant of Langley . Compare Longpre 2.
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