James Robinson
NICHOLS
(b.
19 July 1819
,
Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA
d.
2 January 1888
,
Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
)
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James Robinson NICHOLS was born 19 July 1819 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA
James Robinson NICHOLS was the child of ? and ?James Robinson NICHOLS died 2 January 1888 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA .
son of Stephen Nichols and Ruth Sargent
m. Harriet Porter in 1844
m. Margaret Gale (1826-1908) in 1851
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James Robinson NICHOLS was a chemist and agriculturist.
James Robinson NICHOLS was a chemist and agriculturist.
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1819 Birth 19 July 1819
Amesbury, 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)
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.
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Winnekenni Castle
In 1861, Dr. James R. Nichols, a brilliant chemist and agriculturist bought the Darling Farm, which sat on a hill overlooking Lake Kenoza, to use for his experiments with chemical fertilizers. In 1872 he visited England and Scotland and was inspired by their long-standing stone structures. He returned with an idea to build a summer home from native boulders and rocks. He was quoted at the time as saying … “we desire to prove to farmers and others in a practical way the value of boulder rocks (so common on almost every New England Farm) as building materials.” Construction began in 1873 and was completed two years later in 1875. He called the building Winnekenni Castle and the surrounding farm Winnekenni, an Algonquian Native American term for “Very Beautiful!”... winnekenni.com
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1888 Death 2 January 1888
Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 68.
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