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Allie Needham Crispe
b.1 Aug 1871 Plainwell, Allegan, Michigan, United States
d.19 Feb 1964 Pico Rivera, Los Angeles, California, United States
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m. 11 Feb 1852
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m. 1 Aug 1889
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[edit] Chicago Tribune, February 23, 1964Graveside 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. References
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