John Francis EDSON

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16 April 1835 , Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

30 November 1863 , Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 16 April 1835 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Unknown

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John Francis EDSON died 30 November 1863 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA.

son of
Elijah Edson
1794–1841
and
Persis Frey Edson
unknown–1867

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Recorded occupation: Supt. Of Mill

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Birth — 1835
16 April 1835
Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA

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

Death
Name: John P. Edson
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Andover
Death Date: 30 Nov 1863
Death Place: Somerville, Massachusetts
Age: 28
Birth Date: 1835
Birth Place: Andover
Occupation: Supt. Of Mill
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Elijah
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Persis
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01225-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1994568
Reference ID: v 7 p 556

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM3-8X7 : 10 December 2014), John P. Edson, 30 Nov 1863; citing Somerville, Massachusetts, reference v 7 p 556; FHL microfilm 1,994,568.'