Edward Baxter DICKINSON

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6 February 1845 , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Died

20 November 1865 , Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 6 February 1845 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Edward Baxter DICKINSON died 20 November 1865 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Joseph Dickinson
Mother: Fidelia Alvord

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Recorded occupation: Farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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Birth — 1845
6 February 1845
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

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)

Death
Name: Edward B. Dickinson
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 20 Nov 1865
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1845
Birth Place: Amherst
Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Joseph Dickinson
Father's Birthplace: Amherst
Mother's Name: Fidelia Alvord
Mother's Birthplace: Wilmington, Vt.
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-VR4 : 10 December 2014), Edward B. Dickinson, 20 Nov 1865; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 45; FHL microfilm 186,127.'