Henry Fenton MERRICK

(b. 18 April 1819 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 January 1849 , Palmer, Massachusetts, USA )

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Henry Fenton MERRICK was born 18 April 1819 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Fenton MERRICK was the child of Reuel MERRICK and Marcia FENTON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Benjamin MERRICK and Mary MANN (maternal) John FENTON and Marcia MOULTON

Henry Fenton MERRICK died 7 January 1849 in Palmer, Massachusetts, USA .
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Occupation

Henry Fenton MERRICK 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

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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1819 Birth
18 April 1819
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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

Death
Name: Henry F. Merrick
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Death Date: 07 Jan 1849
Death Place: Palmer, Massachusetts
Age: 30
Birth Date: 1819
Birth Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Ruel Merrick
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Marcia Merrick
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50616-6
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 223943
Reference ID: v 2 p 33

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014