Erastus Winslow
WILLIAMS
(b.
16 August 1830
,
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
d.
31 July 1888
,
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
)
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Erastus Winslow WILLIAMS was born 16 August 1830 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA
Erastus Winslow WILLIAMS was the child of ? and ?Erastus Winslow WILLIAMS died 31 July 1888 in Norwich, Connecticut, USA .
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m. Lydia Marvin
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1830 Birth 16 August 1830
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
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.
The Mill, Yantic, Conn.
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The Yantic River provided an attractive opportunity for water-powered mills and served as the site of mill village established by Captain Erastus Williams. The history of the village began when Williams purchased an existing mill building and expanded it to make woolen cloth. In 1847, according to Lathrop, Williams started the Yantic Fire Engine Company. He also established Grace Episcopal Church.
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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)
1888 Death 31 July 1888
Norwich, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 57.
Mill and Cottages, Yantic, Conn.
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Captain Erastus Williams renamed West Farm and called in Yantic. This name was derived from the Mohegan Indian origin, “Yantick,” meaning Little River. Williams built the Yantic Mill, the Church, the Mill Houses, Store, and Fire Department.
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