Mary Jane STEVENS

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abt. 1832 , Sanford, Maine, USA

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2 April 1858 , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1832 in Sanford, Maine, USA

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Mary Jane STEVENS died 2 April 1858 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: John Stevens
Mother: Mary J. Stevens
Spouse: Merrick

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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.

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Name: Mary Jane Merrick
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 02 Apr 1858
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 26
Birth Date: 1832
Birth Place: Spingvale, Me.
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Merrick
Father's Name: John Stevens
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary J. Stevens
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 20

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch.org