John
DEWITT
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Born: abt. 1815 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA
John DEWITT died 9 April 1857 in Ware, Massachusetts, USA.
Mother: Priscilla Dewitt
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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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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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)
Name: John Dewitt
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 09 Apr 1857
Death Place: Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 42
Birth Date: 1815
Birth Place: Shutesbury
Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: John Dewitt
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Mother's Name: Priscilla Dewitt
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01229-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1870254
Reference ID: v 4 p 14
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F416-K59 : 10 December 2014), John Dewitt, 09 Apr 1857; citing Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v 4 p 14; FHL microfilm 1,870,254.'
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