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Born
abt. 1816 New York, USA
Died
11 November 1872 Butler Township, Michigan, USA

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Father: Martin Wait
Mother: Sarah Wait
Spouse: Blodgett

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

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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Name: Rachel Blodgett
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 11 Nov 1872
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Place: Butler, Branch, Michigan
Age: 56
Birth Date: 1816
Birth
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Race: White
Marital Status: Married
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Name: Blodgett
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Name: Martin Wait
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07318-0
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
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Film Number: 930801
Reference ID: v A p 52

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBT-Q99 : 9 December 2014), Rachel Blodgett, 11 Nov 1872; citing Butler, Branch, Michigan, reference v A p 52; FHL microfilm 930,801.'
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