Stephen WALKER

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abt. 1838 , Rhode Island, USA

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3 July 1859 , Scituate, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: abt. 1838 in Rhode Island, USA

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Stephen WALKER died 3 July 1859 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA .

Father: George Walker
Mother: Hannah Potter

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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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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Name: Stephen Walker
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Death Date: 03 Jul 1859
Death Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island
Age: 21
Birth Date: 1838
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Father's Name: George Walker
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09421-8
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 941154
Reference ID: p7

'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8FX-YLN : 6 December 2014), Stephen Walker, 03 Jul 1859; citing Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, reference p7; FHL microfilm 941,154.'