Oliver C. STRAIGHT

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February 1844 , Exeter, Rhode Island, USA

Died

22 December 1862 , Falmouth, Virginia, USA

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Arnold STRAIGHT Lucy Ann DAWLEY

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Born: February 1844 in Exeter, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Arnold STRAIGHT

Mother: Lucy Ann DAWLEY

Paternal grandparents: Solomon STRAIGHT , Susan AUSTIN

Maternal grandparents: John C DAWLEY , Nancy HAWKINS

Oliver C. was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Oliver C. STRAIGHT died 22 December 1862 in Falmouth, Virginia, USA.
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Birth — 1844
February 1844
Exeter, Rhode Island, 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

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Name: Oliver C. Straight
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 22 Dec 1862
Death Place: Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island
Age: 18
Birth Date: 1844
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Father's Name: Arnold Straight
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Mother's Name: Lucy A. Straight
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09385-6
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 932361
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'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch : 6 December 2014), Oliver C. Straight, 22 Dec 1862; citing Exeter, Washington, Rhode Island, reference ; FHL microfilm 932,361.'