William F. ADAMS

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2 January 1837 , Norton, Massachusetts, USA

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15 March 1862 , Norton, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 2 January 1837 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA

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William F. was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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William F. ADAMS died 15 March 1862 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA.

Father: Henry W. Adams
Mother: Thrina

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Birth — 1837
2 January 1837
Norton, Massachusetts, USA

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

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Name: William F. Adams
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 15 Mar 1862
Death Place: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1837
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Father's Name: Henry W. Adams
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Mother's Name: Thrina
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01079-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2031210
Reference ID: item 6 p7

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCML-PBZ : 10 December 2014), William F. Adams, 15 Mar 1862; citing Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference item 6 p7; FHL microfilm 2,031,210.'

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