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Thomas DURKEE was born 1 November 1799 in Vermont, USA
Thomas DURKEE was the child of ? and ?Thomas DURKEE died 1 December 1869 in Comstock, Michigan, USA .
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Occupation
Thomas DURKEE was a Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Thomas DURKEE was a Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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1799 Birth 1 November 1799
Vermont, USA
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.
Death
Name: Thomas Durkee
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 01 Dec 1869
Death Place: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Age: 70
Birth Date: 1799
Birth Place: Vermont
Occupation: Farmer
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Marital Status: Married
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51859-5
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 984130
Reference ID: v 1 p 26
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHVX-7TL : 9 December 2014), Thomas Durkee, 01 Dec 1869; citing Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, reference v 1 p 26; FHL microfilm 984,130.'
Name: Thomas Durkee
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 01 Dec 1869
Death Place: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Age: 70
Birth Date: 1799
Birth Place: Vermont
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51859-5
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 984130
Reference ID: v 1 p 26
'Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHVX-7TL : 9 December 2014), Thomas Durkee, 01 Dec 1869; citing Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, reference v 1 p 26; FHL microfilm 984,130.'
Thomas is buried at: Oak Grove Cemetery Galesburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA
Added: 7/31/2017 2:53:30 PM
- Updated: 8/7/2018 10:49:10 AM
French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state
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