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Joseph Tonken

Birthdate:
Birthplace: England, United Kingdom
Death: June 20, 1882 (24-25)
The Calumet & Hecla mine, Hecla branch, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States (Blasted)
Place of Burial: Schoolcraft Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Occupation: Miner
Managed by: Private User
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About Joseph Tonken

Houghton Gazette: James Floyd and Wm. H. Tonkin were killed on Tuesday morning of last week at the Hecla mine, by drilling into a charge that had previously failed to explode, but exploded when struck by the drill.

Green Bay Advocate
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Thursday, Jun. 29, 1882. Page 3

Advocate, Green et al. "Clipping From Green Bay Advocate - Newspapers.Com". Newspapers.Com, 2021, https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80368993/green-bay-advocate/. Accessed 15 Nov 2021.


"Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3J8-12G : 18 February 2021), Joseph Tonking, 17 Jun 1882; citing p 261 rn 153, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,670.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-8784 : 4 August 2020), Joseph Tonken, ; Burial, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States of America, Schoolcraft Cemetery; citing record ID 28089188, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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Joseph Tonken's Timeline

1857
1857
England, United Kingdom
1882
June 20, 1882
Age 25
The Calumet & Hecla mine, Hecla branch, Calumet, Houghton, Michigan, United States
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Schoolcraft Cemetery, Calumet, Houghton County, Michigan, USA