Josiah S.
KENFIELD
(b.
abt. 1808
,
Massachusetts (District of Maine)
d.
14 May 1875
,
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Josiah S. KENFIELD was born abt. 1808 in Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Josiah S. KENFIELD was the child of ? and ?Josiah S. KENFIELD died 14 May 1875 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Josiah Kenfield
Mother: Sally
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Occupation
Josiah S. KENFIELD was a Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Josiah S. KENFIELD was a Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.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.Death
Name: Josiah S. Kenfield
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Belchertown
Death Date: 14 May 1875
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 67
Birth Date: 1808
Birth Place: ...Obscot, Me.
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Josiah Kenfield
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sally
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186141
Reference ID: v B p 24
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9T-Y45 : 10 December 2014), Josiah S. Kenfield, 14 May 1875; citing Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v B p 24; FHL microfilm 186,141.'
Name: Josiah S. Kenfield
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Belchertown
Death Date: 14 May 1875
Death Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 67
Birth Date: 1808
Birth Place: ...Obscot, Me.
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Josiah Kenfield
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sally
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-7
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186141
Reference ID: v B p 24
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9T-Y45 : 10 December 2014), Josiah S. Kenfield, 14 May 1875; citing Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v B p 24; FHL microfilm 186,141.'
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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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