William H. STRONG

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31 August 1841 , Connecticut, USA

Died

9 September 1864 , Vernon, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 31 August 1841 in Connecticut, USA

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William H. was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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William H. STRONG died 9 September 1864 in Vernon, Connecticut, USA.

Father: Ezekiel
Mother: Cynthia Rich

Civil War - Co. I, 1st Connecticut Artillery

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Birth — 1841
31 August 1841
Connecticut, 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: William H. Strong
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Death Date: 09 Sep 1864
Death Place: Vernon, Connecticut
Age: 23
Birth Date: 1841
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Father's Name: Ezekiel
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Mother's Name: Cynthia
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03794-8
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3366
Reference ID: pg 16

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7V3-RJX : 3 December 2014), William H. Strong, 09 Sep 1864; citing Vernon, Connecticut, reference pg 16; FHL microfilm 3,366.'