James Thompson
GERRY
(b.
21 August 1797
,
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
d.
September 1854
,
At Sea*
)
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James Thompson GERRY was born 21 August 1797 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
James Thompson GERRY was the child of Elbridge Thomas GERRY and Ann THOMPSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas GERRY and Elizabeth GREENLEAFJames Thompson GERRY died September 1854 in At Sea*.
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1797 Birth 21 August 1797
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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)
1854 Death September 1854
At Sea*
He died at the age of 57.
James is buried at: Grove St. Cemetery
227 Grove Street
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
http://www.grovestreetcemetery.org/
Added: 12/11/2012 2:21:39 PM
- Updated: 3/27/2025 1:29:33 PM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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