Jeremiah
SEARS
Born
abt. 1799
,
Wiscasset, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died
31 May 1870
,
Medford, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: abt. 1799 in Wiscasset, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
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Jeremiah SEARS died 31 May 1870 in Medford, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Barnas Sears
Mother: Mehitable Gove
Mother: Mehitable Gove
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.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.
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Name: Jeremiah Sears
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Everett
Death Date: 31 May 1870
Death Place: Medford, Mass.
Age: 71
Birth Date: 1799
Birth Place: Wiscasset, Me.
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Barnas Sears
Father's Birthplace: Barnstable, Mass.
Mother's Name: Mehitable Gove
Mother's Birthplace: Edgecomb, Me.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02985-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1994571
Reference ID: 247
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHMH-7NL : 10 December 2014), Jeremiah Sears, 31 May 1870; citing Medford, Mass., reference 247; FHL microfilm 1,994,571.'
Name: Jeremiah Sears
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Everett
Death Date: 31 May 1870
Death Place: Medford, Mass.
Age: 71
Birth Date: 1799
Birth Place: Wiscasset, Me.
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Barnas Sears
Father's Birthplace: Barnstable, Mass.
Mother's Name: Mehitable Gove
Mother's Birthplace: Edgecomb, Me.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02985-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1994571
Reference ID: 247
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHMH-7NL : 10 December 2014), Jeremiah Sears, 31 May 1870; citing Medford, Mass., reference 247; FHL microfilm 1,994,571.'
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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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