John Henry  POTEET

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abt. 1844 ,  Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA

Died

06/13/1864 ,  Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA

Age: 19
Cause of Death: Unknown

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Joseph POTEETJane CARSWELL

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Born: abt. 1844 in Marion, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Joseph POTEET

Mother: Jane CARSWELL

John Henry POTEET died 06/13/1864 in Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA.
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 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.

Death — 1864
06/13/1864
Marion, McDowell, North Carolina, USA

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