Galen
NICHOLS
Born
abt. 1799
,
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
Died
2 March 1877
,
Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: abt. 1799 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA
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Galen NICHOLS died 2 March 1877 in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Israel Nichols
m. Huldah Martin
m. Huldah Martin
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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.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death
Name: Galen Nichols
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Death Date: 02 Mar 1877
Death Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 78
Birth Date: 1799
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03061-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987644
Reference ID: p 22 item 32
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBX-NLL : 10 December 2014), Galen Nichols, 02 Mar 1877; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference p 22 item 32; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.'
Name: Galen Nichols
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Death Date: 02 Mar 1877
Death Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Age: 78
Birth Date: 1799
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Father's Name: Israel Nichols
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03061-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1987644
Reference ID: p 22 item 32
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBX-NLL : 10 December 2014), Galen Nichols, 02 Mar 1877; citing Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, reference p 22 item 32; FHL microfilm 1,987,644.'
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Nichols, Cole, Moulton Yard Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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