Samuel WHITE

(b. abt. 1833 , East Machias, Maine, USA d. 20 May 1864 , Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA )

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Samuel WHITE was born abt. 1833 in East Machias, Maine, USA

Samuel WHITE was the child of ? and ?

Samuel WHITE died 20 May 1864 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA.

Father: Calvin White
Mother: Mary N. Dickinson

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Occupation

Samuel WHITE was a Captain.

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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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the 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.

Death
Name: Samuel White
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 20 May 1864
Death Place: Fredericksburg, Va.
Age: 31
Birth Date: 1833
Birth Place: E. Machias, Me.
Occupation: Captain
Race:
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Calvin White
Father's Birthplace: Raphan
Mother's Name: Mary N. Dickinson
Mother's Birthplace: E. Machias, Me.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 41

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch.org