Abraham CANFIELD

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abt. 1786 , Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

15 October 1864 , Woodstock, Oxford, Canada West

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Born: abt. 1786 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Abraham married Mary BURTCH abt. 1805 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary BURTCH was born abt. 1786 in United States (USA) (American Colonies).

Abraham CANFIELD died 15 October 1864 in Woodstock, Oxford, Canada West.
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Mary BURTCH
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Earl CANFIELD

Born: abt. 1817, Oxford, Upper Canada
Died: 18 April 1900, East Oxford, Oxford, Ontario, Canada

Married: Charlotte DORMAN 17 January 1838

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1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

Death — 1864
15 October 1864
Woodstock, Oxford, Canada West

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Last updated: 11/17/2025 11:54:19 AM

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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