Dewitt  NIMS

Born

abt. 1840 ,  Hadley, New York, USA

Died

4 August 1863 ,  Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

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Alpheus John NIMSAlmena RANDALL

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Born: abt. 1840 in Hadley, New York, USA

Father: Alpheus John NIMS

Mother: Almena RANDALL

Maternal grandparents: Reuben RANDALL , Deborah MOSHER

Dewitt NIMS died 4 August 1863 in Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA.
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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

Death — 1863
4 August 1863
Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

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