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Josiah Hazard

9 May 1827 - 3 Aug 1902

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Josiah Hazard

9 May 1827 - 3 Aug 1902

Grave site information of Josiah Hazard (9 May 1827 - 3 Aug 1902) at Confederate Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States from BillionGraves

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Josiah Hazard

Born: 9 May 1827

Died: 3 Aug 1902

Confederate Cemetery

Washington Ave

Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg, Virginia

United States

Epitaph

"I am the resurrection and the life."Forever with the Lord

Headstone Description

U.S.N., Beloved Son of Lilias Hamilton and John F. Scott.

Josiah Sr.: Mayor of This City 1884-1888

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janus532

May 1, 2012

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May 1, 2012

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William Samuel Scott M.D.

Buried here

10 Aug 1894 - 5 Mar 1947
Josiah Hazard Jr.

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31 Dec 1859 - 4 Mar 1904

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Cemetery Name

Confederate Cemetery

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http://cemetery.communitypoint.org/

Cemetery Address

Washington Ave
Fredericksburg,Fredericksburg,Virginia
United States

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Life timeline of Josiah Hazard

1827

Josiah Hazard was born on 9 May 1827

Josiah Hazard was 5 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.

Josiah Hazard was 13 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.

Josiah Hazard was 32 years old when Petroleum is discovered in Titusville, Pennsylvania leading to the world's first commercially successful oil well. Petroleum is a naturally occurring, yellow-to-black liquid found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface. It is commonly refined into various types of fuels. Components of petroleum are separated using a technique called fractional distillation, i.e. separation of a liquid mixture into fractions differing in boiling point by means of distillation, typically using a fractionating column.

Josiah Hazard was 42 years old when Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton founded the National Woman Suffrage Association, breaking away from the American Equal Rights Association which they had also previously founded. Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. In 1856, she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Josiah Hazard was 51 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.

Josiah Hazard was 54 years old when The world's first international telephone call is made between St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada, and Calais, Maine, United States. A telephone call is a connection over a telephone network between the called party and the calling party.

Josiah Hazard was 69 years old when George VI of the United Kingdom (d. 1952) George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first Head of the Commonwealth.

Josiah Hazard died on 3 Aug 1902 at the age of 75

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