Cynthia FISH

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16 May 1844 , Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA

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5 November 1865 , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 16 May 1844 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA

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Mother: Unknown

Cynthia FISH died 5 November 1865 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Erasmus D. Fish
Mother: Marilla Russell

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Birth — 1844
16 May 1844
Shutesbury, Massachusetts, 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

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.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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Name: Cynthia Fish
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Shutesbury
Death Date: 05 Nov 1865
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1844
Birth Place: Shutesbury
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Erasmus D. Fish
Father's Birthplace: Shutesbury
Mother's Name: Marilla Russell
Mother's Birthplace: Belchertown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 45

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-VR9 : 10 December 2014), Cynthia Fish, 05 Nov 1865; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 45; FHL microfilm 186,127.'