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1 January 1797 Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 1 January 1797 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Cephas  married  Emily BOYDEN 17 April 1828 .  Emily BOYDEN  was born 20 December 1807 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA .  Emily died 4 August 1871 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA . 

Cephas CLAPP died 7 March 1875 in Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA .



Father: Erastus Clapp
Mother: Catherine Clapp

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Recorded occupation: 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.
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farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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Cephas CLAPP married flag female ancestor Emily BOYDEN
Marriage date: 17 April 1828
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BirthBirth — 1797
1 January 1797
Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA
NewsThe 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.
marriage1828 Marriage / Partner
Cephas CLAPP and Emily BOYDEN 17 April 1828,

He was 31 years old.
NewsFrom 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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1871 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emily BOYDEN died 4 August 1871, Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA (South Deerfield)
Death
Name: Cephas Clapp
Gender: Male
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Burial
Place: Mill River
Death Date: 07 Mar 1875
Death
Place: Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
Age: 78
Birth Date: 1797
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Place: Deerfield
Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Widowed
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Name: Erastus Clapp
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Name: Catherine Clapp
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50052-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS
Film Number: 186146
Reference ID: v 3 p 39

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1J-4MF : 10 December 2014), Cephas Clapp, 07 Mar 1875; citing Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, reference v 3 p 39; FHL microfilm 186,146.'
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Mill River Cemetery Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

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Mill River Cemetery Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
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Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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