Ruth A. HARTWELL

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abt. 1829 , Piermont, New Hampshire, USA

Died

10 May 1862 , Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1829 in Piermont, New Hampshire, USA

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Ruth A. HARTWELL died 10 May 1862 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA.

Father: Samuel Hartwell
Mother: Ruth J. Hartwell
Spouse: Perkins

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Recorded occupation: Housewife

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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

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

Death
Name: Ruth A. Perkins
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Holyoke
Death Date: 10 May 1862
Death Place: Holyoke, Hampden Co, Massachusetts
Age: 33
Birth Date: 1829
Birth Place: Piermont, N.H.
Occupation: Housewife
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Perkins
Father's Name: Samuel Hartwell
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Ruth J. Hartwell
Mother's Birthplace: Piermont, N.H.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01272-8
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2026621
Reference ID: v 1 p 31

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch.org