Reuben
NIMMS (NIMS)
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Born: 16 November 1794 in Heath, Massachusetts, USA
Reuben NIMMS (NIMS) died 2 February 1869 in Romeo, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
Sophia Whiton Nims (1799 - 1890)*
Children:
Sarah Sophia Nims Knapp (1825 - 1894)*
George Whiton Nims (1827 - 1833)*
George Whiton Nims (1827 - 1833)*
William Reuben Nims (1829 - 1903)*
Hannibal H Nims (1834 - 1864)*
George R Nims (1836 - 1911)*
Jerome Whiton Nims (1839 - 1902)*
Edward Loomis Nims (1842 - 1910)*
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Birth — 179416 November 1794
Heath, 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.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.
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Death — 18692 February 1869
Romeo, Macomb, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 74.
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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