Elihu Cowles JOHNSON

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abt. 1832 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

22 August 1866 , Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1832 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Elihu Cowles was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Elihu Cowles JOHNSON died 22 August 1866 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Eli Johnson
Mother: Nancy Cowles

m. Elizabeth Lloyd

CO. B , 61st Massachusetts Infantry

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Recorded occupation: Cooper

The tonnelier, or cooper, manufactured barrels (large wooden receptacles generally used for storing liquids) from timber that was usually heated or steamed to make it pliable. Barrels had to be made of quality wood, free of defects and vermin. They also had to respect official gauges and be able to contain the quantity of wine, beer or brandy expected. Coopers were frequently linked, by blood or marriage, with brewers, taverns and wine merchants.
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cooper

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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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.

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

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

Death

Name: Elihu C. Johnson
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Westfield
Death Date: 22 Aug 1866
Death Place: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 34
Birth Date: 1832
Birth Place: Westfield
Occupation: Cooper
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Father's Name: Eli Johnson
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50052-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 185476
Reference ID: p 41

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1K-V51 : 10 December 2014), Elihu C. Johnson, 22 Aug 1866; citing Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference p 41; FHL microfilm 185,476.'