William Henry
ADAMS
(b.
12 July 1823
,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
d.
16 May 1874
,
Williamsburg, Massachusetts, USA
)
Cause of Death: drowned in Mill River Flood
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William Henry ADAMS was born 12 July 1823 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
William Henry ADAMS was the child of ? and ?William Henry ADAMS died 16 May 1874 in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, USA .
Father: Joseph Adams
Mother: Mary Brewster Clark
m. Martha Bennett Wells
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Occupation
William Henry ADAMS was a Miller.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
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William Henry ADAMS was a Miller.
The meunier, or miller, was a person who owned and/or operated a mill — a machine used to grind a cereal crop to make flour. He oversaw all the operations that went into milling grain. Then, he bagged the flour, weighed it, stored it as needed, and collected revenue from it.
Source: tfcq.ca
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1823 Birth 12 July 1823
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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: Wm. H Adams
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 16 May 1874
Death Place: Williamsburg, Massachusetts
Age: 51
Birth Date: 1823
Birth Place: Pittsfield, Ma.
Occupation: Miller
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Joseph Adams
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary B. Adams
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06777-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 960205
Reference ID: V 266 P 39
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCMB-QJ6 : 10 December 2014), Wm. H Adams, 16 May 1874; citing Williamsburg, Massachusetts, reference V 266 P 39; FHL microfilm 960,205.'
Name: Wm. H Adams
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 16 May 1874
Death Place: Williamsburg, Massachusetts
Age: 51
Birth Date: 1823
Birth Place: Pittsfield, Ma.
Occupation: Miller
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Joseph Adams
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary B. Adams
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06777-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 960205
Reference ID: V 266 P 39
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCMB-QJ6 : 10 December 2014), Wm. H Adams, 16 May 1874; citing Williamsburg, Massachusetts, reference V 266 P 39; FHL microfilm 960,205.'
William is buried at: Village Hill Cemetery Williamsburg, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 7/14/2017 2:16:17 PM
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