John Francis
CLAPP
(b.
27 June 1819
,
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
d.
28 July 1882
,
Brooklyn, New York, USA
)
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John Francis CLAPP was born 27 June 1819 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
John Francis CLAPP was the child of James Harvey CLAPP and Marilla Diantha FRANCISSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John Francis married Susan Rich BROWN 25 November 1844 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA . Susan Rich BROWN was born 29 September 1826 in Massachusetts, USA. Susan Rich died 3 August 1874 in Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island).
John Francis CLAPP died 28 July 1882 in Brooklyn, New York, USA .
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Susan Rich BROWN-- Date: 25 November 1844 Place: Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
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1819 Birth 27 June 1819
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
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)
1844 Marriage / PartnerJohn Francis CLAPP and Susan Rich BROWN 25 November 1844, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
He was 25 years old.
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.
1874 Death of Spouse/PartnerSusan Rich BROWN died 3 August 1874, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)
1882 Death 28 July 1882
Brooklyn, New York, USA
He died at the age of 63.
Clapp Memorial Library, 1913
The Clapp Memorial Library was built as the result of a bequest from Belchertown native John Francis Clapp. Clapp’s father, James Harvey Clapp, moved to Belchertown from Northampton in 1812, and was prominent in public affairs for over sixty years, serving as a selectman, County Commissioner, and three-term representative to the State Legislature... On June 30, 1887, the Clapp Memorial Library building was dedicated...
clapplibrary.org
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John is buried at: Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA
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