Zenas
WILLIS
(b.
4 October 1778
,
Sudbury, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
d.
24 December 1859
,
Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Zenas WILLIS was born 4 October 1778 in Sudbury, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Zenas WILLIS was the child of ? and ?Zenas WILLIS died 24 December 1859 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA .
son of Hopestill Willis and Olive Smith
m. Doras Peterson
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1778 Birth 4 October 1778
Sudbury, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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)
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Name: Zenas Willis
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 24 Dec 1859
Death Place: Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts
Age: 81
Birth Date: 1778
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Father's Name: Hopestill Willis
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01051-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1887660
Reference ID: 19
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHRJ-FXB : 10 December 2014), Zenas Willis, 24 Dec 1859; citing Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, reference 19; FHL microfilm 1,887,660.'
Name: Zenas Willis
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
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Death Date: 24 Dec 1859
Death Place: Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts
Age: 81
Birth Date: 1778
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Occupation:
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Father's Name: Hopestill Willis
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01051-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1887660
Reference ID: 19
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHRJ-FXB : 10 December 2014), Zenas Willis, 24 Dec 1859; citing Shelburne, Franklin, Massachusetts, reference 19; FHL microfilm 1,887,660.'
Zenas is buried at: Colrain West Branch Cemetery Colrain, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 6/23/2017 1:46:31 PM
- Updated: 6/14/2018 8:24:58 AM
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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