Cornelia  CORBIN

Born

28 May 1840 ,  Leicester, Massachusetts, USA

Died

13 January 1864 ,  Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Hiram CORBINFannie SHEPARD

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Born: 28 May 1840 in Leicester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Hiram CORBIN

Mother: Fannie SHEPARD

Paternal grandparents: Timothy CORBIN , Ruth ALBEE

Cornelia CORBIN died 13 January 1864 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA .

m. Lucian F Bruce
10 September 1858
Springfield, Massachusetts

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Birth — 1840
28 May 1840
Leicester, Massachusetts, USA

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

 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.

Death — 1864
13 January 1864
Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 23.

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