Augusta A. LAMPSHIER

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abt. 1837 , Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

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13 December 1866 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1837 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts, USA

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Mother: Unknown

Augusta A. LAMPSHIER died 13 December 1866 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Chester K. Lampshier
Mother: Sarah
Spouse: Grant

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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

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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Name: Augusta A. Grant
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Lee
Death Date: 13 Dec 1866
Death Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 29
Birth Date: 1837
Birth Place: Lanesboro
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Grant
Father's Name: Chester K. Lampshier
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sarah
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B74531-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250261
Reference ID: v 2 p 41

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1P-QVF : 10 December 2014), Augusta A. Grant, 13 Dec 1866; citing Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference v 2 p 41; FHL microfilm 250,261.'