Roswell CHASE

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abt. 1828 , Dummerston, Vermont, USA

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20 August 1861 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1828 in Dummerston, Vermont, USA

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Roswell CHASE died 20 August 1861 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.

Father: William Chase
Mother: Susanah Lawton

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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

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

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Name: Roswell F. Chase
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 20 Aug 1861
Death Place: Holyoke, Massachusetts
Age: 33
Birth Date: 1828
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Father's Name: William Chase
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Mother's Name: Susanah Lawton
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03622-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2026621
Reference ID: bk 1 p 28 cn 21

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHMG-WL7 : 10 December 2014), Roswell F. Chase, 20 Aug 1861; citing Holyoke, Massachusetts, reference bk 1 p 28 cn 21; FHL microfilm 2,026,621.'