Ephraim
PENFIELD
Born
abt. 1795
,
New York, USA
Died
22 January 1874
,
Oberlin, Ohio, USA
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Ephraim PENFIELD died 22 January 1874 in Oberlin, Ohio, USA.
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The 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.From 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.
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Ephraim Penfield
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 22 Jan 1874
Death Place: Oberlin, Ohio
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1795
Birth Place: N.Y.
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05174-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 1294335
Reference ID: v 1 p 1232 fn 1612
'Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F6ZJ-KY6 : 12 December 2014), Ephraim Penfield, 22 Jan 1874; citing Oberlin, Ohio, reference v 1 p 1232 fn 1612; FHL microfilm 1,294,335.'
Name: Ephraim Penfield
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 22 Jan 1874
Death Place: Oberlin, Ohio
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1795
Birth Place: N.Y.
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05174-7
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 1294335
Reference ID: v 1 p 1232 fn 1612
'Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F6ZJ-KY6 : 12 December 2014), Ephraim Penfield, 22 Jan 1874; citing Oberlin, Ohio, reference v 1 p 1232 fn 1612; FHL microfilm 1,294,335.'
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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state
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