Robert H. FIFIELD

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abt. 1843 , Maine, USA

Died

6 July 1870 , Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Born: abt. 1843 in Maine, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Robert H. FIFIELD died 6 July 1870 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.

Father: Joseph Fifield
Mother: Elnnia

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Recorded occupation: Mason

The maçon, or mason, was a person who worked in stone or brick construction. Also known as a brick mason, stone mason or bricklayer, the mason was a craftsman who laid bricks to construct brickwork, or who laid any combination of stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or similar pieces.
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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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

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Name: Robert H. Fifield
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 06 Jul 1870
Death Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Age: 27
Birth Date: 1843
Birth Place: Maine
Occupation: Mason
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Father's Name: Joseph Fifield
Father's BirthPlace: Of Grand Rapids
Mother's Name: Elnnia
Mother's BirthPlace: Of Grand Rapids
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01575-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film Number: 1002017
Reference ID:

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHQT-XGM : 9 December 2014), Robert H. Fifield, 06 Jul 1870; citing Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,002,017.'