William Elder
FILES
(b.
8 April 1781
,
Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
d.
24 December 1843
,
Gorham, Maine, USA
)
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William Elder FILES was born 8 April 1781 in Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
William Elder FILES was the child of ? and ?William Elder FILES died 24 December 1843 in Gorham, Maine, USA.
son of Ebenezer Files and Molly Elder
m. Abigail Shaw
m. Elizabeth Moulton
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1781 Birth 8 April 1781
Gorham, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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.Death
Name: William E. Files
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Death Date: 24 Dec 1843
Death Place: Gorham, Maine
Age: 62
Birth Date: 1781
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03052-8
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film number: 9785
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'Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F482-T2F : 4 December 2014), William E. Files, 24 Dec 1843; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 9,785.'
Name: William E. Files
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Death Date: 24 Dec 1843
Death Place: Gorham, Maine
Age: 62
Birth Date: 1781
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I03052-8
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film number: 9785
Reference ID:
'Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F482-T2F : 4 December 2014), William E. Files, 24 Dec 1843; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 9,785.'
William is buried at: West Gorham Cemetery West Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Added: 7/30/2017 4:17:19 PM
- Updated: 7/30/2018 12:46:01 PM
The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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