Elbridg TOWNE

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abt. 1832 , Ludlow, Massachusetts, USA

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22 July 1862 , Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1832 in Ludlow, Massachusetts, USA

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Mother: Unknown

Elbridg TOWNE died 22 July 1862 in Hardwick, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: John Towne
Mother: Betsey Towne

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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

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Name: Elbridg Towne
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: Dana
Death Date: 22 Jul 1862
Death Place: Hardwick
Age: 30
Birth Date: 1832
Birth Place: Ludlow, Mass
Occupation: Mechanic
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Father's Name: John Towne
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Mother's Name: Betsey Towne
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50123-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186145
Reference ID: 1862 p83 #10

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1C-BXT : 10 December 2014), Elbridg Towne, 22 Jul 1862; citing Hardwick, reference 1862 p83 #10; FHL microfilm 186,145.'

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