Abram (Abraham) VOLK

(b. 29 October 1829 , Albany, New York, USA d. 25 April 1900 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )

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Abram (Abraham) VOLK was born 29 October 1829 in Albany, New York, USA

Abram (Abraham) VOLK was the child of Garret VOLK and Elizabeth GUESSNER

Abram (Abraham) was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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Abram (Abraham) married Matlida WARD . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Matlida WARD was born abt. 1832 in Egremont, Massachusetts, USA. Matlida died 23 January 1884 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Matlida was the child of Abijah WARD and Tabitha ELLIS.

Abram (Abraham) VOLK died 25 April 1900 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

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Matlida WARD was the child of Abijah WARD and Tabitha ELLIS

Children of Abram (Abraham) VOLK and Matlida WARD:

Robert W VOLK (b.14 August 1867, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 26 October 1946, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Florence Julia HERMANCE 22 May 1895 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

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1829 Birth
29 October 1829
Albany, New York, USA

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.