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  1. List of people from Galena, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Frederick Dent Grant (1850–1912), son of Ulysses S. Grant; went to public schools in Galena; New York City police commissioner. Jesse Root Grant (1858–1932), son of Ulysses S. Grant; politician and author. Julia Grant (1826–1902), wife of Ulysses S. Grant, First Lady of the United States (1869–77); first First Lady to write a memoir ...

  2. Galena, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Galena, Illinois. Galena is the largest city in and the county seat of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. [7] It had a population of 3,308 at the 2020 census. [6] A 581-acre (235 ha) section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Galena Historic District. The city is named for the mineral galena, which ...

  3. Monica Furlong - Wikipedia

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    Monica Furlong (17 January 1930 – 14 January 2003) was a British author, journalist, and activist. She was born at Kenton near Harrow , north-west of London and died at Umberleigh in Devon. An obituary called her the Church of England 's "most influential and creative layperson of the post-war period."

  4. Greenwood Cemetery (Galena, Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Greenwood Cemetery is a public cemetery in West Galena Township in the city of Galena, Illinois. It is located one mile west of downtown Galena at the intersection of US 20 (Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Highway) and Gear Street. Greenwood Cemetery interments include United States Civil War veterans and casualties along with a number of staff ...

  5. Deaths in 2024 - Wikipedia

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    Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.

  6. Obituary - Wikipedia

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    An obituary (obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2] According to Nigel Farndale, the Obituaries Editor of The Times, obituaries ought to be "balanced ...

  7. Category:People from Galena, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Jasper A. Maltby. Roger Marquardt. Francis Marshall (United States Army officer) Robert H. McClellan. William Douglas McHugh. Charles J. Morris.

  8. Death of Marilyn Monroe - Wikipedia

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    Verdict. Probable suicide. On the evening of August 4, 1962, American actress Marilyn Monroe died at age 36 of a barbiturate overdose inside her home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Her body was discovered before dawn the following morning, on August 5. Monroe had been one of the most popular Hollywood stars ...