Harrison Dunbar
DWIGHT
(b.
13 July 1806
,
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
d.
13 July 1878
,
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Harrison Dunbar DWIGHT was born 13 July 1806 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Harrison Dunbar DWIGHT was the child of Nathaniel DWIGHT and Elizabeth E DUNBAR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Justus DWIGHT and Sarah LAMBHarrison Dunbar DWIGHT died 13 July 1878 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
m. Sophia Cooke
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Occupation
Harrison Dunbar DWIGHT was a 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.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Harrison Dunbar DWIGHT was a 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.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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1806 Birth 13 July 1806
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.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.Death
Name: Harrison D. Dwight
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Belchertown
Death Date: 13 Jul 1878
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 72
Birth Date: 1806
Birth Place: Belchertown
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Nathaniel Dwight
Father's Birthplace: Belchertown
Mother's Name: Betsy
Mother's Birthplace: Belchertown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186141
Reference ID: v B p 30
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014
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Name: Harrison D. Dwight
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Belchertown
Death Date: 13 Jul 1878
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 72
Birth Date: 1806
Birth Place: Belchertown
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Nathaniel Dwight
Father's Birthplace: Belchertown
Mother's Name: Betsy
Mother's Birthplace: Belchertown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186141
Reference ID: v B p 30
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014
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Harrison is buried at: Mount Hope Cemetery Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 5/11/2017 8:40:07 AM
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