Harriet K SMITH

(b. abt. 1824 , Chester, Connecticut, USA d. 21 April 1864 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA )

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Harriet K SMITH was born abt. 1824 in Chester, Connecticut, USA

Harriet K SMITH was the child of ? and ?

Harriet K SMITH died 21 April 1864 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Aaron Smith
Mother: Phebe Copley
Spouse: Smith Wilson

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Occupation

Harriet K SMITH was a Tailoress.

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1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

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.

Death
Name: Harriet K Smith Wilson
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: F Hills West St Bu Ground
Death Date: 21 Apr 1864
Death Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 40
Birth Date: 1824
Birth Place: West Chester, Conn
Occupation: Tailoress
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Smith Wilson
Father's Name: Aaron Smith
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Phebe Copley
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2028187
Reference ID: it8 v1 p10 n11

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch.org