George H. SWEET

Born

3 January 1843 , Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

Died

26 January 1864 , Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

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George H. was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Father: Albert G. Sweet
Mother: Lydia M. Garfield

m. Frances Mary Underwood

"He enlisted on 25 May 1861 as a private in Company F, 49th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. He re-enlisted on 16 Sep 1862 as a 1st sergeant in Company D, 2nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. He was commissioned on 20 Sep 1862 in Company F, 49th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment and promoted to 2nd lieutenant on 18 Oct 1862, but was discharged for illness on 26 Dec 1862 in New York." findagrave.com

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Birth — 1843
3 January 1843
Tyringham, 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.

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Name: George H. Sweet
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass.
Death Date: 26 Jan 1864
Death Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1843
Birth Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass.
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Marital Status: Unknown
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Father's Name: Albert G. Sweet
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Mother's Name: Lydia M.
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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-332 : 10 December 2014), George H. Sweet, 26 Jan 1864; citing Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass, reference item 4 p 13; FHL microfilm 250,272.'