Mary J. COOK

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abt. 1843 , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

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17 February 1864 , Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1843 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

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Mother: Unknown

Mary J. COOK died 17 February 1864 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.

Father: Ira Cook
Mother: Theodocia
Spouse: Squires

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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

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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Name: Mary J. Squires
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: South Amherst
Death Date: 17 Feb 1864
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1843
Birth Place: Amherst
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Squires
Father's Name: Ira Cook
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Theodocia
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186141
Reference ID: v B p 10

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9T-2NG : 10 December 2014), Mary J. Squires, 17 Feb 1864; citing Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v B p 10; FHL microfilm 186,141.'

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