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William Tainsh 1827 - 1867

William Tainsh of Australia was born in 1827 to William Tainsh and Eliza Cook Tainsh. He had a brother John Cook Tainsh. William Tainsh died at age 40 years old in 1867.
William Tainsh
Australia
1827
1867
Australia
Male
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  • 1827

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    1827
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  • 1867

    Death

    1867
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    Cause of death
    Australia
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    William Tainsh lived 28 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 40.
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In 1827, in the year that William Tainsh was born, Englishman John Walker invented the first friction match, which he named Lucifer. The match consisted of a wooden stick coated with sulphur and tipped with a mixture of sulphide of antimony, chlorate of potash, and gum. A box of 50 matches was one shilling and came with folded sandpaper to use to strike a match.
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In 1832, William was merely 5 years old when on August 2nd, the Bad Axe Massacre ended the last major Native American rebellion east of the Mississippi River. The Massacre was the last battle of the war between white settlers and militia in Illinois and Michigan Territory and the Sauk and Fox tribes. 400 - 500 of the Native American warriors were killed outright. Some escaped but were soon killed by Sioux, who were working with the US soldiers.
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