Miner Pratt ROGERS

(b. 14 February 1827 , Cornwall, Connecticut, USA d. 20 January 1864 , Cornwall, Connecticut, USA )

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Miner Pratt ROGERS was born 14 February 1827 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

Miner Pratt ROGERS was the child of Daniel Leete ROGERS and Harriet PRATT and the grandchild of: (paternal) Noah ROGERS and Lydia CORNWELL (maternal) Miner PRATT and Mary Ann MALLORY

Miner Pratt ROGERS died 20 January 1864 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA.
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1827 Birth
14 February 1827
Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

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

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the 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.

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Death Date: 20 Jan 1864
Death Place: Cornwall, Connecticut
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1827
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03734-2
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3328
Reference ID: pg 37

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014