Wesley
KNOWLES
(b.
abt. 1806
,
Norton, Massachusetts, USA
d.
6 June 1886
,
Canton, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Wesley KNOWLES was born abt. 1806 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA
Wesley KNOWLES was the child of ? and ?Wesley KNOWLES died 6 June 1886 in Canton, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Jonathan Knowles
Mother: Lydia Walker
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Occupation
Wesley KNOWLES 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
Wesley KNOWLES 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. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death
Name: Wesley Knowles
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 06 Jun 1886
Death Place: Canton, Massachusetts
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1806
Birth Place: Norton
Occupation: Farmer
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jonathan Knowles
Father's Birthplace: Swansea
Mother's Name: Lydia Walker
Mother's Birthplace: Dighton
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06799-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 960232
Reference ID: v 374 p 255
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9M-WQL : 10 December 2014), Wesley Knowles, 06 Jun 1886; citing Canton, Massachusetts, reference v 374 p 255; FHL microfilm 960,232.'
Name: Wesley Knowles
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 06 Jun 1886
Death Place: Canton, Massachusetts
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1806
Birth Place: Norton
Occupation: Farmer
Race: W
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jonathan Knowles
Father's Birthplace: Swansea
Mother's Name: Lydia Walker
Mother's Birthplace: Dighton
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06799-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 960232
Reference ID: v 374 p 255
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9M-WQL : 10 December 2014), Wesley Knowles, 06 Jun 1886; citing Canton, Massachusetts, reference v 374 p 255; FHL microfilm 960,232.'
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