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flag male ancestor  John  WELCHER

Born
abt. 1814 New York, USA
Died
27 September 1874 Decatur, Michigan, USA

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Father: David Welcher
Mother: Kezzy Welcher
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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.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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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: John Welcher
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 27 Sep 1874
Death
Place: Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan
Age: 60
Birth Date: 1814
Birth
Place: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
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Name: David Welcher
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Name: Kezzy Welcher
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53221-8
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
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Film Number: 1019195
Reference ID: v B p 100

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHP2-DFV : 9 December 2014), John Welcher, 27 Sep 1874; citing Decatur, Van Buren, Michigan, reference v B p 100; FHL microfilm 1,019,195.'
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