Wilson COMER

(b. abt. 1819 , Dana, Massachusetts, USA* d. 5 August 1860 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

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Wilson COMER was born abt. 1819 in Dana, Massachusetts, USA*

Wilson COMER was the child of ? and ?

Wilson COMER died 5 August 1860 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .

Father: Thomas W. Comer
Mother: Lydia Comer

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Occupation

Wilson COMER was a Grocer.

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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

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.

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

Death
Name: Wilson Comer
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Dana
Death Date: 05 Aug 1860
Death Place: Boston
Age: 41
Birth Date: 1819
Birth Place: Dana
Occupation: Grocer
Race: White
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Thomas W. Comer
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Lydia Comer
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50123-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186145
Reference ID: 1860 p81 #5

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1C-Y5B : 10 December 2014), Wilson Comer, 05 Aug 1860; citing Boston, reference 1860 p81 #5; FHL microfilm 186,145.'