Betsey A.
WOOD
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Born: abt. 1837 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Betsey A. WOOD died 29 September 1895 in Wilmington, Massachusetts, USA.
Mother: Lue A. Wood
Spouse: Edward H. Balcom
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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. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
Name: Betsey A. Wood Balcom
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Medford
Death Date: 29 Sep 1895
Death Place: Wilmington
Age: 58
Birth Date: 1837
Birth Place: Boston
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edward H. Balcom
Father's Name: Clark B. Wood
Father's Birthplace: Upton, Mass.
Mother's Name: Lue A. Wood
Mother's Birthplace: Upton, Mass.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02985-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1994571
Reference ID: 367
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHM4-G5K : 10 December 2014), Betsey A. Wood Balcom, 29 Sep 1895; citing Wilmington, reference 367; FHL microfilm 1,994,571.'
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