Marcus M DUNHAM

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10 October 1841 , New York, USA

Died

19 June 1864 , Alexandria, Virginia, USA

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Born: 10 October 1841 in New York, USA

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Marcus M was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Marcus M DUNHAM died 19 June 1864 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.

Civil War Co. K 8th Michigan Regiment

son of Bradish Philander Dunham and Hulda Maritta Cain

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Birth — 1841
10 October 1841
New York, USA

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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Name: Marcus M Dunham
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Canaan, Ny
Death Date: 19 Jun 1864
Death Place: Alexandria, Virginia
Age: 23
Birth Date: 1841
Birth Place: N.Y.S.
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Race: White
Marital Status: Unknown
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07500-2
System Origin: New York-EASy
GS Film number: 1671686
Reference ID: p 13

'New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F69T-92S : 29 December 2014), Marcus M Dunham, 19 Jun 1864; citing Alexandria, Virginia, reference p 13; FHL microfilm 1,671,686.'