Josiah
ATKINS
(b.
12 May 1788
,
West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
d.
6 October 1872
,
Granville, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Josiah ATKINS was born 12 May 1788 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Josiah ATKINS was the child of ? and ?Josiah ATKINS died 6 October 1872 in Granville, Massachusetts, USA.
m. Arty Maria Strong
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Josiah ATKINS 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 ATKINS 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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1788 Birth 12 May 1788
West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
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 Atkins
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Granville
Death Date: 06 Oct 1872
Death Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 84
Birth Date: 1788
Birth Place: West Springfield
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07551-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 185380
Reference ID: yrs 1857-1891 p 16
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9L-QFN : 10 December 2014), Josiah Atkins, 06 Oct 1872; citing Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference yrs 1857-1891 p 16; FHL microfilm 185,380.'
Name: Josiah Atkins
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Granville
Death Date: 06 Oct 1872
Death Place: Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 84
Birth Date: 1788
Birth Place: West Springfield
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07551-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 185380
Reference ID: yrs 1857-1891 p 16
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC9L-QFN : 10 December 2014), Josiah Atkins, 06 Oct 1872; citing Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference yrs 1857-1891 p 16; FHL microfilm 185,380.'
Josiah is buried at: West Granville Cemetery West Granville, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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