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BirthBirth — 1839
19 October 1839
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
NewsFrom 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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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Name: George H. Knowles
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Death Date: 08 Apr 1875
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Place: Point Judith, Washington, Rhode Island
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1838
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09383-3
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
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Film Number: 931841
Reference ID: p 37

'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch : 6 December 2014), George H. Knowles, 08 Apr 1875; citing Point Judith, Washington, Rhode Island, reference p 37; FHL microfilm 931,841.'
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Riverside Cemetery South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

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Riverside Cemetery South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
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