George W. WILDMAN

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27 May 1832 , Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died

21 October 1861 , Danbury, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 27 May 1832 in Newark, New Jersey, USA

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George W. WILDMAN died 21 October 1861 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.

Father: Henry B.
Mother: Margaret McAlpine

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Birth — 1832
27 May 1832
Newark, New Jersey, USA

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

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Name: George W. Wildman
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Death Date: 21 Oct 1861
Death Place: Danbury, Connecticut
Age: 29
Birth Date: 1832
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Father's Name: Henry B.
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Mother's Name: Margaret
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03738-8
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3328
Reference ID: pg 151

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7NN-749 : 3 December 2014), George W. Wildman, 21 Oct 1861; citing Danbury, Connecticut, reference pg 151; FHL microfilm 3,328.'

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