Joshua Coggeshall DURFEE

Born

11 October 1807 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

21 August 1899 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Joshua Coggeshall married Patience BRAYTON 5 June 1833 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Patience BRAYTON was born 5 October 1809 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . Patience died 12 February 1897 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . Patience was the child of Thomas BRAYTON and Marietta ALBERT .

Parents & Family of Joshua Coggeshall DURFEE

Parents of Joshua Coggeshall DURFEE

Father

George DURFEE

Mother

Sarah COGGESHALL

Grandparents of Joshua Coggeshall DURFEE

Paternal grandparents

Job DURFEE Mary SLOCUM

Maternal grandparents

John COGGESHALL Elizabeth STAFFORD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joshua Coggeshall DURFEE

Joshua Coggeshall DURFEE married

Patience BRAYTON
Marriage date: 5 June 1833
Marriage place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Patience BRAYTON was the child of Thomas BRAYTON and Marietta ALBERT

Children of Joshua Coggeshall DURFEE and Patience BRAYTON

Sarah Coggeshall DURFEE

Born: 25 February 1834, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 28 February 1919, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Ellen Elizabeth DURFEE

Born: 15 August 1836, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 29 March 1870, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Joshua Thomas DURFEE

Born: 10 August 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 21 January 1929, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth

Name: Joshua Durfee
Birth Date: 11 Oct 1807
Birth Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Father Name: George Durfee
Mother Name: Sarah Durfee
Page Number: 79

Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

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1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1833 Marriage / Partner
Joshua Coggeshall DURFEE and Patience BRAYTON 5 June 1833, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Sarah Coggeshall DURFEE was born 25 February 1834, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Joshua Coggeshall was 26 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Ellen Elizabeth DURFEE was born 15 August 1836, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Joshua Coggeshall was 28 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1841 Birth of Child
Joshua Thomas DURFEE was born 10 August 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Joshua Coggeshall was 33 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Death of Child
Ellen Elizabeth DURFEE died 29 March 1870, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Joshua Coggeshall was 62 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Name: Joshua C Durfee
event: Census
Event Date: 1885
Event Place: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
estimated Birth Year: 1808
district number: 201
family number: 601
pAge:
Line Number: 31
Film Number: 953920
Digital Folder Number: 4539683
Image Number: 00413

Source / record details
1885 Rhode Island State Census
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1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Death of Spouse/Partner
Patience BRAYTON died 12 February 1897, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

Death

Name: Joshua C. Durfee
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Fall River, Massachusetts
Death Date: 21 Aug 1899
Death Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Age: 91
Birth Date: 1808
BirthPlace: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George
Father's BirthPlace: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Mother's Name: Sarah Coggeshall
Mother's BirthPlace: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06861-6
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 961528
Reference Number: v 492 p 257
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

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