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flag male ancestor  Erastus  MARTIN

Born
abt. 1804 Ohio, USA
Died
20 April 1870 Kirtland, Ohio, USA

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Born: abt. 1804 in Ohio, USA

Father: Unknown
Mother: Unknown


Erastus MARTIN died 20 April 1870 in Kirtland, Ohio, 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

farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
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.
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Name: Erastus Martin
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 20 Apr 1870
Death Place: Kirtland, Lake, Ohio
Age: 66
Birth Date: 1804
Birth Place: Ohio
Occupation: Farmer
Race: white
Marital Status: Widowed
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05184-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 974914
Reference ID: v 1 p 14

'Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F6ZR-82W : 12 December 2014), Erastus Martin, 20 Apr 1870; citing Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, reference v 1 p 14; FHL microfilm 974,914.'
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Did You Know?The name Ohio originates from the Iroquois Indian word for 'good river.' This Indian name was later translated by the French as La Belle Riviere (the Beautiful River). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1803 - Northwest Territory
March 1, 1803 - Ohio becomes 17th U.S. state

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