Polly Ann
BATES
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Born: 24 August 1826 in Erie, New York, USA
Polly Ann BATES died 28 December 1876 in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, USA.
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Birth — 182624 August 1826
Erie, New York, 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. 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.
Death — 187628 December 1876
Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, USA
She died at the age of 50.
Record added: 8/14/2026 11:19:02 AM
Last updated: 8/14/2026 11:19:02 AM
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