Rufus
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Born: abt. 1769 in Barre, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Rufus BIXBY died 18 June 1857 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Mother: Mary Bixby
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Recorded occupation: Cabinet Maker
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.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. 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)
Name: Rufus Bixby
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 18 Jun 1857
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 88
Birth Date: 1769
Birth Place: Barre, Mass.
Occupation: Cabinet Maker
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Marital Status: Widowed
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Father's Name: Salmon Bixby
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Mother's Name: Mary Bixby
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 18
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-C84 : 10 December 2014), Rufus Bixby, 18 Jun 1857; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 18; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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