James Thompson
SALISBURY
Born
3 December 1840
,
Monroe Township, Adams, Indiana, USA
Died
23 August 1865
,
Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA
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James Thompson SALISBURY was born 3 December 1840 in Monroe Township, Adams, Indiana, USA
James Thompson SALISBURY was the child of John Child SALISBURY and Leah Smock RYKER and the grandchild of: (paternal) James SALISBURY and Mary (Molly) STODDARDJames Thompson was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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James Thompson SALISBURY died 23 August 1865 in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA.
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1840 Birth 3 December 1840
Monroe Township, Adams, Indiana, 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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
1865 Death 23 August 1865
Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, USA
He died at the age of 24.
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