Rufus
MATHEWS
Born
abt. 1791
,
Connecticut, USA
Died
17 November 1869
,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Born: abt. 1791 in Connecticut, USA
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Rufus MATHEWS died 17 November 1869 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Father: Not Known
Mother: Charity
Mother: Charity
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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.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
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Name: Rufus Mathews
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 17 Nov 1869
Death Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
Age: 78
Birth Date: 1791
Birth Place: Connecticut
Occupation: Farmer
Race: w
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Not Known
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Charity
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B59946-3
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1019062
Reference ID: v 1 p 23
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHRL-RJV : 9 December 2014), Rufus Mathews, 17 Nov 1869; citing Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, reference v 1 p 23; FHL microfilm 1,019,062.'
Name: Rufus Mathews
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 17 Nov 1869
Death Place: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
Age: 78
Birth Date: 1791
Birth Place: Connecticut
Occupation: Farmer
Race: w
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Not Known
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Charity
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B59946-3
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 1019062
Reference ID: v 1 p 23
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHRL-RJV : 9 December 2014), Rufus Mathews, 17 Nov 1869; citing Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, reference v 1 p 23; FHL microfilm 1,019,062.'
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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