Richard F.
THANKSON
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Born: abt. 1837 in Kennebunkport, Maine, USA
Richard F. THANKSON died 28 November 1879 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA .
Mother: Sarah M.
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Recorded occupation: Printer
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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.Name: Richard F. Thankson
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 28 Nov 1879
Death Place: Framingham, Massachusetts
Age: 42
Birth Date: 1837
Birth Place: Kennebunk, Maine
Occupation: Printer
Race: white
Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Benj.F. Thankson
Father's Birthplace: Alfred, Maine
Mother's Name: Sarah M.
Mother's Birthplace: Kennebunk, Maine
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06748-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 960216
Reference ID: v 311 p 79
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCMB-9YW : 10 December 2014), Richard F. Thankson, 28 Nov 1879; citing Framingham, Massachusetts, reference v 311 p 79; FHL microfilm 960,216.'
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