Jay
SHEARS
(b.
abt. 1796
,
Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA
d.
4 June 1873
,
Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Jay SHEARS was born abt. 1796 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA
Jay SHEARS was the child of ? and ?Jay SHEARS died 4 June 1873 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Jeremiah
Mother: Rhoda
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Occupation
Jay SHEARS was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Jay SHEARS was a 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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, 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. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Jay Shears
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Sheffield
Death Date: 04 Jun 1873
Death Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1796
Birth Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jeremiah
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Rhoda
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00349-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250248
Reference ID: P 33
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F41Z-SQH : 10 December 2014), Jay Shears, 04 Jun 1873; citing Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass, reference P 33; FHL microfilm 250,248.'
Name: Jay Shears
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Sheffield
Death Date: 04 Jun 1873
Death Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1796
Birth Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jeremiah
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Rhoda
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00349-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250248
Reference ID: P 33
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F41Z-SQH : 10 December 2014), Jay Shears, 04 Jun 1873; citing Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass, reference P 33; FHL microfilm 250,248.'
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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