William H. STILLMAN

(b. 3 June 1831 , Egremont, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 July 1868 , Egremont, Massachusetts, USA )

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William H. STILLMAN was born 3 June 1831 in Egremont, Massachusetts, USA

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William H. STILLMAN died 12 July 1868 in Egremont, Massachusetts, USA.

Father: Wm. W. Stillman
Mother: Mary Stillman

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1831 Birth
3 June 1831
Egremont, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

Death
Name: Wm. H. Stillman
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Egremont
Death Date: 12 Jul 1868
Death Place: Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 37
Birth Date: 1831
Birth Place: Egremont
Occupation:
Race: w
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Wm. W. Stillman
Father's Birthplace: Ct
Mother's Name: Mary Stillman
Mother's Birthplace: Ms
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00363-9
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250280
Reference ID: V2V3p3

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FCM4-Y8G : 10 December 2014), Wm. H. Stillman, 12 Jul 1868; citing Egremont, Berkshire, Massachusetts, reference V2V3p3; FHL microfilm 250,280.'