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flag male ancestor  James  WAY

Born
abt. 1828 New York, USA
Died
24 December 1872 Lansing, Michigan, USA

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Father: Dennis Way
Mother: Elizabeth Way
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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 Way
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 24 Dec 1872
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Place: Lansing, Michigan
Age: 44
Birth Date: 1828
Birth
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Occupation: Engineer
Race: u
Marital Status: Married
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Name: Dennis Way
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53299-6
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
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Film Number: 975644
Reference ID: v 1 p 63

'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHN5-TH4 : 9 December 2014), James Way, 24 Dec 1872; citing Lansing, Michigan, reference v 1 p 63; FHL microfilm 975,644.'
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