Festus FRANCIS

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abt. 1775 ,

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19 September 1862 , Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1775

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Festus FRANCIS died 19 September 1862 in Hinsdale, Massachusetts, USA.

son of Manning Francis and Sarah ?

m. Polly "Molly" Parks

m. Abigail Hall

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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Name: Festus Francis
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Death Date: 19 Sep 1862
Death Place: Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 87
Birth Date: 1775
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01080-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1902908
Reference ID: 3

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHRL-P9D : 10 December 2014), Festus Francis, 19 Sep 1862; citing Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, reference 3; FHL microfilm 1,902,908.'