John FISH

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abt. 1822 , Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen Unitary Authority, Lancashire, England

Died

26 August 1874 , Medway, Massachusetts, USA

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Father: William Fish
Mother: Helen Fish

m. Mary Jane Taylor

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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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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: John Fish
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Death Date: 26 Aug 1874
Death Place: Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Age: 52
Birth Date: 1822
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Father's Name: William Fish
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02223-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1887442
Reference ID: Pg. 49 No. 63

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBZ-243 : 10 December 2014), John Fish, 26 Aug 1874; citing Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, reference Pg. 49 No. 63; FHL microfilm 1,887,442.'