Benjamin F.
SMITH
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Born: abt. 1817 in Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Benjamin F. SMITH died 10 September 1865 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Mother: Mary Pren
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Recorded occupation: Physician
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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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Name: Benj. F. Smith
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 10 Sep 1865
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 48
Birth Date: 1817
Birth Place: E. Lyme, Ct.
Occupation: Physician
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Simon Smith
Father's Birthplace: Waterford, Ct.
Mother's Name: Mary Pren
Mother's Birthplace: Ludlow
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 44
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-VPJ : 10 December 2014), Benj. F. Smith, 10 Sep 1865; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 44; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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Last updated: 11/27/2017 4:10:37 PM
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