George Myron MATTOON
Married: Cornelia Olivia BELDEN 25 November 1859 Place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Myron Burnham
MATTOON
Born
1 September 1806
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Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Died
22 May 1888
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Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Recorded occupation: farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Myron Burnham MATTOON
Myron Burnham MATTOON married 
Lovina (Laverna) Deborah HIGLEY
Marriage date: 3 October 1832
Marriage place: Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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Lovina (Laverna) Deborah HIGLEYMarriage date: 3 October 1832
Marriage place: Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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Event Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02873-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 238335
Reference ID: Lenox, P.10 return
"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Miron B Mattoon and Lovina D Higley, 03 Oct 1832.
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Birth — 18061 September 1806
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.1815 Baptism
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Myron Burnham Mattoon
Gender: Male
baptism/ christening date: 25 Aug 1815
baptism/ christening Place: LENOX,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS
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father's Name: Charles Mattoon
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indexing project (batch) number: C50278-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source Film Number: 234569
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Name: Myron Burnham Mattoon
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baptism/ christening date: 25 Aug 1815
baptism/ christening Place: LENOX,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS
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1832 Marriage / PartnerMyron Burnham MATTOON and Lovina (Laverna) Deborah HIGLEY 3 October 1832, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
He was 26 years old.
1834 Birth of ChildGeorge Myron MATTOON was born 9 October 1834, , Massachusetts, USA
Myron Burnham was 28 years old.
1837 Birth of ChildCatherine Laverna MATTOON was born 20 June 1837, , Massachusetts, USA
Myron Burnham was 30 years old.
1838 Baptism of Son and Daughter
Name: George Myron Mattoon
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 1838
Christening Place: LENOX,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50278-1
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GS Film Number: 0234569 IT 5
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'Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VQXY-J3G : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Myron Mattoon in entry for George Myron Mattoon, .
Name: Catharine Laverna Mattoon
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 1838
Christening Place: LENOX,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS
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'Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VQXY-J3G : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Myron Mattoon in entry for George Myron Mattoon, .
Name: Catharine Laverna Mattoon
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Christening Date: 1838
Christening Place: LENOX,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS
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1839 Baptism of Son
Name: Charles Giddings Mattoon
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 25 Sep 1839
Christening Place: LENOX,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50278-1
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GS Film Number: 0234569 IT 5
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'Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VQXY-VQR : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Myron B. Mattoon in entry for Charles Giddings Mattoon, .
Gender: Male
Christening Date: 25 Sep 1839
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50278-1
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'Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VQXY-VQR : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Myron B. Mattoon in entry for Charles Giddings Mattoon, .
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)
1850 Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Myron Mattoon
Residence: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 44 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1806
BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
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Film Number: 14700
Digital GS Number: 4194636
Image Number: 00016
Line Number: 27
Dwelling House Number: 73
Family Number: 75
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Collection: United States Census, 1850
Myron Mattoon, 44, farmer
Laverna Mattoon, 44
Geroge Mattoon, 15
Catharine Mattoon, 13
Charles Mattoon, 11
Residence: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 44 years
Calculated Birth Year: 1806
BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
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Film Number: 14700
Digital GS Number: 4194636
Image Number: 00016
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Collection: United States Census, 1850
Myron Mattoon, 44, farmer
Laverna Mattoon, 44
Geroge Mattoon, 15
Catharine Mattoon, 13
Charles Mattoon, 11
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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1859 Marriage of Son
Name: George M. Mattoon
Birth Date: 1834
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Age: 25
Spouse's Name: Cornelia O. Belden
Spouse's Birth Date: 1835
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Spouse's Age: 24
Event Date: 25 Nov 1859
Event Place: Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts
Father's Name: Myron B. Mattoon
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M54143-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film Number: 0185414, 0185416
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'Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FC8T-CRL : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Myron B. Mattoon in entry for George M. Mattoon and Cornelia O. Belden, 25 Nov 1859.
Birth Date: 1834
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Spouse's Name: Cornelia O. Belden
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Event Date: 25 Nov 1859
Event Place: Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M54143-2
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'Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FC8T-CRL : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Myron B. Mattoon in entry for George M. Mattoon and Cornelia O. Belden, 25 Nov 1859.
1859 Marriage of ChildGeorge Myron MATTOON married 25 November 1859, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA to Cornelia Olivia BELDEN
1860 Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Myron B Mattoon
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Age (Expanded): 54 years
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PAge: 42
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Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 803488
Digital Folder Number: 4231348
Image Number: 00047
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Age (Expanded): 54 years
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Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 803488
Digital Folder Number: 4231348
Image Number: 00047
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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
1860 Marriage of Daughter
Name: John M Cooke
Birth Date: 1836
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Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Catherine L Mattoon
Spouse's Birth Date: 1838
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Spouse's Age: 22
Event Date: 29 May 1860
Event Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Father's Name: John Cooke
Mother's Name: Thankful Cooke
Spouse's Father's Name: Myron B Mattoon
Spouse's Mother's Name: Leonice Mattoon
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01080-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1905889
Reference ID: 2
'Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FHJB-3XH : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Myron B Mattoon in entry for John M Cooke and Catherine L Mattoon, 29 May 1860.
Birth Date: 1836
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Age: 24
Spouse's Name: Catherine L Mattoon
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Event Date: 29 May 1860
Event Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Father's Name: John Cooke
Mother's Name: Thankful Cooke
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Spouse's Mother's Name: Leonice Mattoon
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'Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FHJB-3XH : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Myron B Mattoon in entry for John M Cooke and Catherine L Mattoon, 29 May 1860.
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 Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Myron B Mattoon
Age (Expanded): 59 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1806
Gender: Male
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BirthPlace: Lenox
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Family Number: 186
Line Number: 21
GS Film Number: 0953967
Digital Folder Number: 4286754
Image Number: 00402
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Myron B Mattoon M 59y Lenox
Laverna Mattoon F 58y Lenox
Charles Mattoon M 26y Lenox
Age (Expanded): 59 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1806
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Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Family Number: 186
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GS Film Number: 0953967
Digital Folder Number: 4286754
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Myron B Mattoon M 59y Lenox
Laverna Mattoon F 58y Lenox
Charles Mattoon M 26y Lenox
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.1880 Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Myron Mattoon
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date: 1807
Spouse's Name: Laverna W. Mattoon
Spouse's BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
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PAge: 491
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 328
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0520
GS Film Number: 1254520
Digital Folder Number: 004241686
Image Number: 00466
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Myron Mattoon M 73 Massachusetts, United States
Wife Laverna W. Mattoon F 73 Massachusetts, United States
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date: 1807
Spouse's Name: Laverna W. Mattoon
Spouse's BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
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PAge: 491
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 328
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0520
GS Film Number: 1254520
Digital Folder Number: 004241686
Image Number: 00466
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Myron Mattoon M 73 Massachusetts, United States
Wife Laverna W. Mattoon F 73 Massachusetts, United States
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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data
1882 Death of Spouse/PartnerLovina (Laverna) Deborah HIGLEY died 30 January 1882, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1888 Death
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Name: Myron B Mattoon
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Death Date: 22 May 1888
death Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 81
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indexing project (batch) number: I01080-4
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Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Church On the Hill Cemetery Lenox Berkshire County Massachusetts, USA Plot: B
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