Erastus DOTY

(b. 6 October 1815 , Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, USA d. 31 October 1854 , Colebrook, Connecticut, USA )

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Erastus DOTY was born 6 October 1815 in Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, USA

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Erastus DOTY died 31 October 1854 in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA.

son of Erastus Doty and Susannah Holden

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1815 Birth
6 October 1815
Sand Lake, Rensselaer County, New York, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

Death
Name: Erastus Doty Jr.
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 31 Oct 1854
Death Place: Colebrook, Connecticut
Age: 39
Birth Date: 1815
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03736-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3327
Reference ID: pg 50

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7ND-384 : 3 December 2014), Erastus Doty Jr., 31 Oct 1854; citing Colebrook, Connecticut, reference pg 50; FHL microfilm 3,327.'