John
POPELKA
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Born: abt. 1797 in Czechoslovakia
John POPELKA died 14 June 1878 in Minnetonka, Minnesota, USA.
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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
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Name: John Popelka
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 14 Jun 1878
Death Place: Minnetonka, Hennepin, Minnesota
Age: 81
Birth Date: 1797
Birth Place: Bohemia
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
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Father's Birthplace: Bohemia
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Mother's Birthplace: Bohemia
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B53048-9
System Origin: Minnesota-EASy
GS Film number: 1309403
Reference ID: p 166 cn 94
'Minnesota Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FD4W-BJ1 : 4 December 2014), John Popelka, 14 Jun 1878; citing Minnetonka, Hennepin, Minnesota, reference p 166 cn 94; FHL microfilm 1,309,403.'
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Last updated: 12/10/2017 12:07:35 PM
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