George A. PARKS

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abt. 1827 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

28 July 1858 , Dalton, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1827 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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George A. PARKS died 28 July 1858 in Dalton, Massachusetts, USA.

Father: Abijah Parks

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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.
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farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

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.

Death

Name: George A. Parks
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Dalton, Berks., Massachusetts
Death Date: 28 Jul 1858
Death Place: Dalton, Berks, Massachusetts
Age: 31
Birth Date: 1827
Birth Place: Pittsfield, Berks., Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Abijah Parks
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02563-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 250303
Reference ID: 8 1

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCMQ-24X : 10 December 2014), George A. Parks, 28 Jul 1858; citing Dalton, Berks, Massachusetts, reference 8 1; FHL microfilm 250,303.'

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