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flag female ancestor  Harriet Elizabeth  BREWER

Born
abt. 1863 ,  Montrose, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Died
1 February 1901 ,  Pontiac, Oakland County Michigan, USA

Age: 38
Harriet Elizabeth  married  William Riley POWELL 6 January 1878 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
William Riley POWELL  was born 28 September 1849 in New York, USA.  William Riley died 8 June 1928 in Brooklyn, Jackson, Michigan, USA.  William Riley was the child of Rufus POWELL and Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN .
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Parents & Family of Harriet Elizabeth BREWER

Parents of Harriet Elizabeth BREWER

Father
James Richmond BREWER
Mother
Phobe Elizabeth COOPER

Grandparents of Harriet Elizabeth BREWER

Paternal grandparents
Abraham BREWER Hannah Sarah STULL
Maternal grandparents
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Harriet Elizabeth  married  William Riley POWELL 6 January 1878 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
William Riley POWELL  was born 28 September 1849 in New York, USA.  William Riley died 8 June 1928 in Brooklyn, Jackson, Michigan, USA.  William Riley was the child of Rufus POWELL and Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Harriet Elizabeth BREWER

Harriet Elizabeth BREWER married flag male ancestor William Riley POWELL
Marriage date: 6 January 1878
Marriage place: Saginaw, Michigan, USA
William Riley POWELL was the child of Rufus POWELL and Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN

Children of William Riley POWELL and Harriet Elizabeth BREWER

flag male ancestor 
Almond Andrus POWELL
Born: 19 August 1880, Saginaw County Michigan, USA
Died: 11 December 1945, Farwell Clare County Michigan, USA



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Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
marriage1878 Marriage / Partner
Harriet Elizabeth BREWER and William Riley POWELL 6 January 1878, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
1878 Birth of Child
John Henry POWELL was born 21 December 1878, Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1880 Birth of Child
Almond Andrus POWELL was born 19 August 1880, Saginaw County Michigan, USA
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
1882 Birth of Child
Ella Mae POWELL was born 13 September 1882, Birch Run Saginaw County Michigan, USA
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
DeathDeath — 1901
1 February 1901
Pontiac, Oakland County Michigan, USA
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Birch Run Cemetery Birch Run Saginaw County Michigan, USA Plot: No marker
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