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flag male ancestor  James  MCGINNIS

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abt. 1837 Michigan, USA
Died
12 August 1874 Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

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Father: James Mcginnis
Mother: Nancy Mcginnis
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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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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: James Mcginnis
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 12 Aug 1874
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Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1837
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Place: Mich.
Occupation: Farmer
Race: w
Marital Status: Married
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51859-7
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
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Film Number: 984130
Reference ID: v 1 p 111

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHVF-H9N : 9 December 2014), James Mcginnis, 12 Aug 1874; citing Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, reference v 1 p 111; FHL microfilm 984,130.'
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Did You Know?The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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