John Edward BISHOP

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2 January 1818 , Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

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4 April 1857 , Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

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Allen BISHOP Cynthia A UNKNOWN

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Born: 2 January 1818 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Allen BISHOP

Mother: Cynthia A UNKNOWN

John Edward BISHOP died 4 April 1857 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA .

m. Ellen Marie Thompson

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Birth — 1818
2 January 1818
Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

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

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Name: John E. Bishop
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 04 Apr 1857
Death Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 39
Birth Date: 1818
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Father's Name: Allen
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Mother's Name: Cynthia Bishop
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09433-9
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 955489
Reference ID: p 4

'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch : 6 December 2014), John E. Bishop, 04 Apr 1857; citing Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, reference p 4; FHL microfilm 955,489.'