Henry Simeon STOCKWELL

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9 April 1833 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

23 December 1913 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

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Simeon STOCKWELL Adelia Maria HOLBROOK

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Born: 9 April 1833 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Simeon STOCKWELL

Mother: Adelia Maria HOLBROOK

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Henry Simeon married Margaret Louisa GRIGGS 30 August 1859 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret Louisa GRIGGS was born 19 November 1835 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA. Margaret Louisa died 6 June 1868 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.

Henry Simeon married (2) Mary Louise GRIGGS 16 November 1869 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary Louise GRIGGS was born 23 December 1846 in Massachusetts, USA. Mary Louise died 8 February 1940 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.

Henry Simeon STOCKWELL died 23 December 1913 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.

m. 30 Aug 1859 • Sutton, Worcester Co., MA
Margaret L. Griggs (1835–1868)

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Henry Simeon STOCKWELL married

Margaret Louisa GRIGGS
Marriage date: 30 August 1859
Marriage place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Henry Simeon STOCKWELL and Margaret Louisa GRIGGS

Anna Louisa STOCKWELL

Born: 29 July 1860, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 August 1860, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Simeon STOCKWELL married

Mary Louise GRIGGS
Marriage date: 16 November 1869
Marriage place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Henry Simeon STOCKWELL and Mary Louise GRIGGS

Harry Griggs STOCKWELL

Born: 3 October 1872, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 October 1893, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Thurston STOCKWELL

Born: 22 June 1875, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 March 1893, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1833
9 April 1833
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

1859 Marriage / Partner
Henry Simeon STOCKWELL and Margaret Louisa GRIGGS 30 August 1859, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
Anna Louisa STOCKWELL was born 29 July 1860, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Simeon was 27 years old.

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.

1868 Death of Spouse/Partner
Margaret Louisa GRIGGS died 6 June 1868, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

1869 Marriage / Partner
Henry Simeon STOCKWELL and Mary Louise GRIGGS 16 November 1869, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 36 years old.

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

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

1872 Birth of Child
Harry Griggs STOCKWELL was born 3 October 1872, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Simeon was 39 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Thomas Thurston STOCKWELL was born 22 June 1875, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Simeon was 42 years old.

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 - 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 Death of Child
Thomas Thurston STOCKWELL died 2 March 1893, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Simeon was 59 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Death of Child
Harry Griggs STOCKWELL died 18 October 1893, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Simeon was 60 years old.

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

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.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic