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Eliza Sherman (Blackman)

6 Apr 1819 - 18 Sep 1903

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Eliza Sherman (Blackman)

6 Apr 1819 - 18 Sep 1903

Grave site information of Eliza Sherman (Blackman) (6 Apr 1819 - 18 Sep 1903) at Lands End Cemetery in Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States from BillionGraves

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Eliza Sherman (Blackman)

Born: 6 Apr 1819

Died: 18 Sep 1903

Lands End Cemetery

61-69 Hawleyville Rd

Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut

United States

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David A Bliss

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7 Mar 1876 - 22 Nov 1952
Elise S Bliss (Brush)

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2 Jan 1887 - 30 May 1964
Charles L Sherman

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20 Mar 1814 - 13 Jul 1890
Chester H Brush

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20 Feb 1859 - 22 Jul 1941
Julia Brush (Clarke)

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27 Mar 1862 - 28 Oct 1932

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61-69 Hawleyville Rd
Newtown,Fairfield,Connecticut
United States

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Eliza Sherman (Blackman) was born on 6 Apr 1819

Eliza Sherman (Blackman) was 7 years old when The Erie Canal opens: Passage from Albany, New York to Lake Erie. The Erie Canal is a canal in New York, United States that is part of the east–west, cross-state route of the New York State Canal System. Originally, it ran 363 miles (584 km) from where Albany meets the Hudson River to where Buffalo meets Lake Erie. It was built to create a navigable water route from New York City and the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes. When completed in 1825, it was the second longest canal in the world and greatly affected the development and economy of New York, New York City, and the United States.

Eliza Sherman (Blackman) was 13 years old when Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate his theory of evolution. Charles Robert Darwin, was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.

Eliza Sherman (Blackman) was 21 years old when Samuel Morse receives the patent for the telegraph. Samuel Finley Breese Morse was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs. He was a co-developer of the Morse code and helped to develop the commercial use of telegraphy.

Eliza Sherman (Blackman) was 41 years old when Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species. Charles Robert Darwin, was an English naturalist, geologist and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and, in a joint publication with Alfred Russel Wallace, introduced his scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding.

Eliza Sherman (Blackman) was 42 years old when American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces. The American Civil War was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865. As a result of the long-standing controversy over slavery, war broke out in April 1861, when Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated. The nationalists of the Union proclaimed loyalty to the U.S. Constitution. They faced secessionists of the Confederate States, who advocated for states' rights to expand slavery.

Eliza Sherman (Blackman) was 59 years old when Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound. Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.

Eliza Sherman (Blackman) was 68 years old when Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show opens in London. William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody was an American scout, bison hunter, and showman. He was born in Le Claire, Iowa Territory, but he lived for several years in his father's hometown in Toronto Township, Ontario, Canada, before the family returned to the Midwest and settled in the Kansas Territory.

Eliza Sherman (Blackman) was 72 years old when Thomas Edison patents the motion picture camera. Thomas Alva Edison was an American inventor and businessman, who has been described as America's greatest inventor. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world, including the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the long-lasting, practical electric light bulb. Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production and large-scale teamwork to the process of invention, and is often credited with the creation of the first industrial research laboratory.

Eliza Sherman (Blackman) died on 18 Sep 1903 at the age of 84

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