James ASHLEY

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abt. 1797 ,

Died

12 February 1861 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1797

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James ASHLEY died 12 February 1861 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Stephen

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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)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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Name: James Ashley
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Westfield
Death Date: 12 Feb 1861
Death Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 64
Birth Date: 1797
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Occupation: Laborer
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Father's Name: Stephen
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50052-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 185476
Reference ID: p 23

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1K-W5R : 10 December 2014), James Ashley, 12 Feb 1861; citing Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference p 23; FHL microfilm 185,476.'