Lorenzo Johnson THAYER

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31 March 1829 , Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

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16 August 1863 , Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA

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Born: 31 March 1829 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

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Lorenzo Johnson was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Lorenzo Johnson THAYER died 16 August 1863 in Cairo, Alexander, Illinois, USA.

Father: James Thayer
Mother: Rebekah

m. Mary Prentiss Clark

Civil War - 47th Massachusetts Infantry, Company "C"

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Birth — 1829
31 March 1829
Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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: Lorenzo J. Thayer
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Death Date: 16 Aug 1863
Death Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 34
Birth Date: 1829
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Father's Name: James Thayer
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Mother's Name: Rebekah
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03061-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987644
Reference ID: p 6 item 29

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBX-H94 : 10 December 2014), Lorenzo J. Thayer, 16 Aug 1863; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference p 6 item 29; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.'

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