Historical records matching Alice Needham Cigrand
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About Alice Needham Cigrand
Birth: Aug. 1, 1871
Death: Feb. 19, 1964 Pico Rivera Los Angeles County California, USA
Graveside services for Mrs. Alice N. Cigrand, 92, widow of the founder of Flag day, will be held tomorrow at Riverside cemetery, Aurora. Mrs. Cigrand died Friday in Pico Rivera, Cal. Her husband, B. J. Cigrand, died May 16, 1932, in Batavia, Kane county. He held the first Flag day ceremony at a country school house in Waubeka, Wis., on June 14, 1885. His efforts to establish Flag day as an annual national observance were recognized when President Wilson proclaimed the celebration in 1916.
Chicago Tribune, February 23, 1964
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Spouse:
- Bernard J Cigrand (1866 - 1932)
Children:
- Joyce Alice Cigrand (1892 - 1926)*
- Elroy F. Cigrand (1895 - 1954)*
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Note: Death date on gravestone is 1954
Burial: Riverside Cemetery Montgomery Kane County Illinois, USA Plot: S:7 B:16 L:21 G:11
Created by: Lisa Gerald Record added: May 01, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 69177809
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Alice Needham Cigrand's Timeline
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August 1, 1871
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| 1892 |
April 21, 1892
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Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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March 2, 1895
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| 1964 |
February 19, 1964
Age 92
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Pico Rivera, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Riverside Cemetery, Montgomery, Kane, Illinois, United States
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