Elihu
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Born: abt. 1845 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Elihu ROOT died 3 November 1880 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Mother: Caroline H.
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Recorded occupation: Teacher
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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: Elihu Root
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Belchertown
Death Date: 03 Nov 1880
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 35
Birth Date: 1845
Birth Place: Belchertown
Occupation: Teacher
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Harrison Root
Father's Birthplace: Belchertown
Mother's Name: Caroline H.
Mother's Birthplace: Belchertown
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186141
Reference ID: v B p 35
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9T-H6P : 10 December 2014), Elihu Root, 03 Nov 1880; citing Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v B p 35; FHL microfilm 186,141.'
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