Christopher C. DERBY

(b. abt. 1820 , Enfield, Connecticut, USA d. 29 August 1854 , Ware, Massachusetts, USA )

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Christopher C. DERBY was born abt. 1820 in Enfield, Connecticut, USA

Christopher C. DERBY was the child of ? and ?

Christopher C. DERBY died 29 August 1854 in Ware, Massachusetts, USA.

Father: Evander Derby
Mother: Charlotte Derby

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Occupation

Christopher C. DERBY was a Matchmaker.

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

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

Death
Name: Christopher C. Derby
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 29 Aug 1854
Death Place: Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 34
Birth Date: 1820
Birth Place: Enfield, Conn
Occupation: Matchmaker
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Evander Derby
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Charlotte Derby
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01229-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1870254
Reference ID: v 4 p 7

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F41D-JZ9 : 10 December 2014), Christopher C. Derby, 29 Aug 1854; citing Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v 4 p 7; FHL microfilm 1,870,254.'

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