Benjamin W.
CHEEVER
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Born: abt. 1837 in Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
Benjamin W. CHEEVER died 8 December 1872 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA.
Mother: Margaret
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Recorded occupation: Painter
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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.
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Name: Benjamin W. Cheever
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Dracut
Death Date: 08 Dec 1872
Death Place: Lowell, Mass.
Age: 35
Birth Date: 1837
Birth Place: Dracut, Mass.
Occupation: Painter
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Benjamin Cheever
Father's Birthplace: Dracut
Mother's Name: Margaret
Mother's Birthplace: Dracut
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02985-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1994571
Reference ID: 94-173
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHMH-NKS : 10 December 2014), Benjamin W. Cheever, 08 Dec 1872; citing Lowell, Mass., reference 94-173; FHL microfilm 1,994,571.'
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