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James HOUSTEN was born abt. 1798 in Virginia, USA
James HOUSTEN was the child of ? and ?James HOUSTEN died 18 December 1878 in Oberlin, Ohio, USA.
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James HOUSTEN 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
James HOUSTEN 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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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: James Housten
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 18 Dec 1878
Death Place: Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1798
Birth Place: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Race: colored
Marital Status: Widowed
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05174-9
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 1294335
Reference ID: v 2 p 1336 fn 133
'Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F6ZJ-T47 : 12 December 2014), James Housten, 18 Dec 1878; citing Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, reference v 2 p 1336 fn 133; FHL microfilm 1,294,335.'
Name: James Housten
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 18 Dec 1878
Death Place: Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1798
Birth Place: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Race: colored
Marital Status: Widowed
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05174-9
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 1294335
Reference ID: v 2 p 1336 fn 133
'Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F6ZJ-T47 : 12 December 2014), James Housten, 18 Dec 1878; citing Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, reference v 2 p 1336 fn 133; FHL microfilm 1,294,335.'
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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state
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