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  (b. abt. 1818 Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA   d. 29 November 1878 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA )  

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James THOMPSON was born abt. 1818 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

James THOMPSON was the child of ?   and   ?

James THOMPSON died 29 November 1878 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .

Occupation: Farmer



Father: Wm. Thompson
Mother: Experience Darling


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NewsFrom 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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Belchertown Cattle Show

The Belchertown Fair has been a special day in town since the first one was held in 1856. Originally called the Belchertown Cattle Show, it was for many years sponsored by the Farmers and Mechanics Club, which was known as the Belchertown Agricultural and Mechanics Association until 1860.

Belchertown by Doris M. Dickinson, Cliff McCarthy
Arcadia Publishing, Jun 1, 1998
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News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
death1878 Death
29 November 1878
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst)
Name: James Thompson
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Pelham
Death Date: 29 Nov 1878
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 60
Birth Date: 1818
Birth Place: Belchertown
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Wm. Thompson
Father's Birthplace: Belchertown
Mother's Name: Experience Darling
Mother's Birthplace: Solomon
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 89

"Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https:/ / familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH18-HLY : 10 December 2014), James Thompson, 29 Nov 1878; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v 5 p 89; FHL microfilm 186,127."

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