Milton C. SEXTON

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abt. 1836 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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20 February 1858 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1836 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Mother: Unknown

Milton C. SEXTON died 20 February 1858 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Geo. W. Sexton
Mother: Huldah

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Recorded occupation: Whipmaker

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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

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.

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Name: Milton C. Sexton
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Westfield
Death Date: 20 Feb 1858
Death Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1836
Birth Place: Westfield
Occupation: Whipmaker
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Father's Name: Geo. W. Sexton
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Mother's Name: Huldah
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50052-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 185476
Reference ID: p 16

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1K-SJV : 10 December 2014), Milton C. Sexton, 20 Feb 1858; citing Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference p 16; FHL microfilm 185,476.'

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