Chelsea, Massachusetts

CTL-E-4254 · Locality · city · 19th century-present

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

City in Massachusetts; birthplace of inventor Lewis Howard Latimer (born September 4, 1848); his parents, formerly enslaved, had fled to freedom there.

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Also known as: Chelsea

Notes

RELP97 supporting entity: geography anchor for CTL-E-1069 from edge.

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Lewis Howard Latimer — from → this record

Sources

Wikipedia - Lewis Howard Latimer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Howard_Latimer
Interesting Engineering, 'Lewis Howard Latimer'. https://www.interestingengineering.com/engineers-directory/lewis-howard-latimer

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