Josiah LEWIS

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abt. 1779 ,

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1 April 1844 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1779

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Josiah LEWIS died 1 April 1844 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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Name: Josiah Lewis
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Death Date: 01 Apr 1844
Death Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 65
Birth Date: 1779
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Occupation: Laborer
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Marital Status: Widowed
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50616-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 185475
Reference ID: p 207

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1F-M2F : 10 December 2014), Josiah Lewis, 01 Apr 1844; citing Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference p 207; FHL microfilm 185,475.'