Martha
CAPEN
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Born: abt. 1841 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Martha CAPEN died 22 October 1879 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Mother: Cynthia
Spouse: Eaton
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Recorded occupation: Housewife
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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: Martha Eaton
Gender: Female
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Burial Place: Belchertown
Death Date: 22 Oct 1879
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 38
Birth Date: 1841
Birth Place: Belchertown
Occupation: Housewife
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Eaton
Father's Name: Dexter Capen
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Cynthia
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186141
Reference ID: v B p 33
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9T-1PB : 10 December 2014), Martha Eaton, 22 Oct 1879; citing Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v B p 33; FHL microfilm 186,141.'
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