Minerva
SMITH
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Born: abt. 1818 in Hawley, Massachusetts, USA
Minerva SMITH died 6 November 1880 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Mother: Rachael Smith
Spouse: Joy
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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. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Name: Minerva Joy
Gender: Female
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Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 06 Nov 1880
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 62
Birth Date: 1818
Birth Place: Hawley
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Joy
Father's Name: Cleason Smith
Father's Birthplace: Pelham
Mother's Name: Rachael Smith
Mother's Birthplace: Buckland
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 95
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH18-8M9 : 10 December 2014), Minerva Joy, 06 Nov 1880; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v 5 p 95; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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