Rufus
POWELL
(b.
22 September 1822
,
St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
d.
22 September 1892
,
Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
)
Age: 70
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Rufus POWELL was born 22 September 1822 in St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
Rufus POWELL was the child of Miles 2Nd POWELL and Polly STEARNS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Miles POWELL and Abigail NABBYRufus was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Rufus married Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN was born March 1830 in St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA.
Rufus POWELL died 22 September 1892 in Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
Civil War Vet.Co. E 4th Mi. Cavelry Dec.28 1863-June 26, 1865.
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Family and Children of Rufus POWELL
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Children of Rufus POWELL and Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN:
William Riley POWELL (b.28 September 1849, , New York, USA d. 8 June 1928, Brooklyn, Jackson, Michigan, USA)
m. Harriet Elizabeth BREWER 6 January 1878 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Franklin E. POWELL (b.15 April 1852, , Michigan, USA d. 30 March 1901, Flushing Genesee County Michigan, USA)
Martha POWELL (b.abt. 1856, , Michigan, USA d. , )
Minerva POWELL (b.18 July 1857, , Michigan, USA d. 9 August 1940, Burt, Saginaw, Michigan, USA)
Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN-- Place: Children of Rufus POWELL and Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN:
William Riley POWELL (b.28 September 1849, , New York, USA d. 8 June 1928, Brooklyn, Jackson, Michigan, USA)m. Harriet Elizabeth BREWER 6 January 1878 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Franklin E. POWELL (b.15 April 1852, , Michigan, USA d. 30 March 1901, Flushing Genesee County Michigan, USA) Martha POWELL (b.abt. 1856, , Michigan, USA d. , ) Minerva POWELL (b.18 July 1857, , Michigan, USA d. 9 August 1940, Burt, Saginaw, Michigan, USA)
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1822 Birth 22 September 1822
St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
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.
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)
1849 Birth of ChildWilliam Riley POWELL was born 28 September 1849, , New York, USA
Rufus was 27 years old.
1852 Birth of ChildFranklin E. POWELL was born 15 April 1852, , Michigan, USA
Rufus was 29 years old.
1857 Birth of ChildMinerva POWELL was born 18 July 1857, , Michigan, USA
Rufus was 34 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1878 Marriage of ChildWilliam Riley POWELL married 6 January 1878, Saginaw, Michigan, USA to Harriet Elizabeth BREWER
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, 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
1892 Death 22 September 1892
Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 70.
Rufus is buried at: Birch Run Cemetery in Birch Run, Saginaw, Mi.
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