Sarah Jane UPHAM

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abt. 1829 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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23 October 1864 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1829 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Sarah Jane UPHAM died 23 October 1864 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Washington Upham
Mother: Lydia Upham
Spouse: Upham Sherman

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1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the 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.

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Name: Sarah Jane Upham Sherman
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Brimfield
Death Date: 23 Oct 1864
Death Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 35
Birth Date: 1829
Birth Place: Brimfield
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Upham Sherman
Father's Name: Washington Upham
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Mother's Name: Lydia Upham
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50616-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 223943
Reference ID: v 3 p 9

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1X-85Q : 10 December 2014), Sarah Jane Upham Sherman, 23 Oct 1864; citing Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference v 3 p 9; FHL microfilm 223,943.'

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