Smith BREWER

Born

March 1843 , Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

26 July 1868 , Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA

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Father: Amos
Mother: Prudence

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Recorded occupation: Farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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Birth — 1843
March 1843
Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

Death

Name: Smith Brewer
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Death Date: 26 Jul 1868
Death Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1843
Birth Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Amos
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Mother's Name: Prudence
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00349-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 250248
Reference ID: P24 cn25

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F41C-YX2 : 10 December 2014), Smith Brewer, 26 Jul 1868; citing Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass, reference P24 cn25; FHL microfilm 250,248.'