Benton H. COLE

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22 January 1834 , Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Died

11 April 1860 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 22 January 1834 in Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

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Mother: Unknown

Benton H. COLE died 11 April 1860 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

Father: Almond B.
Mother: L. L.

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Birth — 1834
22 January 1834
Williamstown, 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

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Name: Benton H. Cole
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 11 Apr 1860
Death Place: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1834
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Father's Name: Almond B.
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Mother's Name: L. L.
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01078-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1901799
Reference ID: item 3 p 22, no.36

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHRK-V68 : 10 December 2014), Benton H. Cole, 11 Apr 1860; citing Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference item 3 p 22, no.36; FHL microfilm 1,901,799.'