Mary Eliza KNIGHTS

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abt. 1823 , Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Died

11 August 1843 , Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

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Father: James Knights
Mother: Sarah

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

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

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Name: Mary Eliza Knights
Gender: Female
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Burial Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Death Date: 11 Aug 1843
Death Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1823
Birth Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: James Knights
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Mother's Name: Sarah
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00394-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 864862
Reference ID: v 9 p 253

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1B-83K : 10 December 2014), Mary Eliza Knights, 11 Aug 1843; citing Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, reference v 9 p 253; FHL microfilm 864,862.'

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