Edwin W.
COWLES
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Born: abt. 1824 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Edwin W. COWLES died 6 May 1872 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Mother: Hannah
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Recorded occupation: Miller
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.Source: tfcq.ca
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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: Edwin W. Cowles
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Belchertown
Death Date: 06 May 1872
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 48
Birth Date: 1824
Birth Place: Belchertown
Occupation: Miller
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Mala Cowles
Father's Birthplace: American
Mother's Name: Hannah
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186141
Reference ID: v B p 19
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9T-RQL : 10 December 2014), Edwin W. Cowles, 06 May 1872; citing Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v B p 19; FHL microfilm 186,141.'
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