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John Ericsson

1803 to 1889 3 documented presences 3 places

Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for John Ericsson across 3 places, from 1810 to 1839. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

John Ericsson (born Johan Ericsson; July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish-American engineer and inventor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where John Ericsson was documented, and when

1810year
Forsvikattested “He had lost money in speculation and had to move his family to Forsvik in 1810.” source: Wikipedia: John Ericsson
1839year
New York Cityattested “As a result, Ericsson moved to New York City in 1839.” source: Wikipedia: John Ericsson
1839year
New Yorkattested “As a result, Ericsson moved to New York City in 1839.” source: Wikipedia: John Ericsson

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Places John Ericsson is documented in

New York1 presence · 1839New York City1 presence · 1839
Forsvik1 presence · 1810

Other places tied to John Ericsson in the record

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1778 to 1818period
Värmlandmentioned “Their father Olaf Ericsson (1778–1818) had worked as the supervisor for a mine in Värmland.” source: Wikipedia: John Ericsson
1826year
Englandmentioned “His skill and interest in mechanics made him resign from the army and move to England in 1826.” source: Wikipedia: John Ericsson
6 March 1862exact date
New Yorkmentioned “Despite controversy over the unique design, based on Swedish lumber rafts, the keel was eventually laid down in a New York shipyard and the experimental ironclad was launched on March 6, 1862.” source: Wikipedia: John Ericsson
9 March 1862exact date
Hampton Roadsmentioned “The new Monitor appeared the next day, initiating the first battle between ironclad warships on March 9, 1862, at the Hampton Roads harbor of southeastern Virginia.” source: Wikipedia: John Ericsson
1877year
American Philosophical Societymentioned “He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1877.” source: Wikipedia: John Ericsson
1877year
Centennial Exhibitionmentioned “In the book Contributions to the Centennial Exhibition (1877, reprinted 1976) he presented his "sun engines", which collected solar heat for a hot air engine.” source: Wikipedia: John Ericsson

Documented at the same place, the same year

Herman MelvilleNew York City · 1839

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Sources

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