James MITCHELL

Born

abt. 1820 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

19 August 1863 , Medway, Massachusetts, USA

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James was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Co. B., 42 Reg, Massachusetts Volunteers

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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Name: James Mitchell
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Death Date: 19 Aug 1863
Death Place: Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Age: 43
Birth Date: 1820
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02223-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1887442
Reference ID: Pg. 26 Cn.

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBZ-HYN : 10 December 2014), James Mitchell, 19 Aug 1863; citing Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, reference Pg. 26 Cn.; FHL microfilm 1,887,442.'

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