Alfred T. HOUSTON

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12 February 1828 , Pelham, Massachusetts, USA

Died

9 June 1850 , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 12 February 1828 in Pelham, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Unknown

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Alfred T. HOUSTON died 9 June 1850 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: John Houston
Mother: Lucy Taylor

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Birth — 1828
12 February 1828
Pelham, Massachusetts, USA

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

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Name: Alfred T. Houston
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: N. Amh.
Death Date: 09 Jun 1850
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 22
Birth Date: 1828
Birth Place: Pelham
Occupation: Pedler
Race:
Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: John Houston
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lucy Houston
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50119-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186126
Reference ID: v 2 p 52

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1C-KZ2 : 10 December 2014), Alfred T. Houston, 09 Jun 1850; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 2 p 52; FHL microfilm 186,126.'