Ira CANON

Born

abt. 1846 , Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

Died

6 January 1864 , Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

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Father: John Canon
Mother: Dorean

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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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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.

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Name: Ira Canon
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass.
Death Date: 06 Jan 1864
Death Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass
Age: 18
Birth Date: 1846
Birth Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass.
Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Unknown
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Father's Name: John Canon
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Mother's Name: Dorean
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00364-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 250272
Reference ID: item 4 p 13

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1T-SLT : 10 December 2014), Ira Canon, 06 Jan 1864; citing Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass, reference item 4 p 13; FHL microfilm 250,272.'

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