Benjamin T PECKHAM

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abt. 1845 , Rhode Island, USA

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15 July 1868 , Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA

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Benjamin Taylor PECKHAM Philadelphia "Philia" BRAYMAN

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Born: abt. 1845 in Rhode Island, USA

Father: Benjamin Taylor PECKHAM

Mother: Philadelphia "Philia" BRAYMAN

Paternal grandparents: Samuel B PECKHAM , Sarah PHILLIPS

Benjamin T PECKHAM died 15 July 1868 in Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA.
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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

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the 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.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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Name: Benjamin T. Peckham
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 15 Jul 1868
Death Place: Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 23
Birth Date: 1845
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Father's Name: Benjamin Peckham
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Mother's Name: Phyle Braman
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01104-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1994264
Reference ID: 255

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHTC-YGH : 10 December 2014), Benjamin T. Peckham, 15 Jul 1868; citing Acushnet, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference 255; FHL microfilm 1,994,264.'
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