Polly STEARNS

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4 June 1795 , Highgate, Vermont, USA

Died

10 July 1879 , Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Age: 84

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Born: 4 June 1795 in Highgate, Vermont, USA

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Polly married Miles 2Nd POWELL . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Miles 2Nd POWELL was born 8 January 1787 in Lanesborough, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . Miles 2Nd died 8 October 1855 in Bay Co., Michigan, USA. Miles 2Nd was the child of Miles POWELL and Abigail NABBY.

Polly STEARNS died 10 July 1879 in Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
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Miles 2Nd POWELL was the child of Miles POWELL and Abigail NABBY

Children of Miles 2Nd POWELL and Polly STEARNS

Solomon M. POWELL

Born: 30 January 1818, , New York, USA
Died: 17 April 1910, Montrose Genesee County Michigan, USA

Peter Charles POWELL

Born: abt. 1822, St. Lawrence County New York, USA
Died: 11 August 1882, Millington Tuscola County Michigan, USA

Rufus POWELL

Born: 22 September 1822, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA
Died: 22 September 1892, Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Married: Elizabeth MCLAUGHLIN

William Martin POWELL

Born: 7 April 1824, St. Lawrence County New York, USA
Died: 6 July 1909, Gladstone Delta County Michigan, USA

Riley POWELL

Born: 27 November 1828, St. Lawrence County New York, USA
Died: 6 May 1912, Spokane, Washington, USA

Jacob Jackson POWELL

Born: 30 September 1832, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA
Died: 5 June 1917, Tuscola County, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1795
4 June 1795
Highgate, Vermont, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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

1818 Birth of Child
Solomon M. POWELL was born 30 January 1818, , New York, USA

Polly was 22 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Rufus POWELL was born 22 September 1822, St. Lawrence Co., New York, USA

Polly was 27 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
William Martin POWELL was born 7 April 1824, St. Lawrence County New York, USA

Polly was 28 years old.

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.

1828 Birth of Child
Riley POWELL was born 27 November 1828, St. Lawrence County New York, USA

Polly was 33 years old.

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

1832 Birth of Child
Jacob Jackson POWELL was born 30 September 1832, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA

Polly was 37 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

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

1855 Death of Spouse/Partner
Miles 2Nd POWELL died 8 October 1855, Bay Co., Michigan, USA

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 - 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.

Death — 1879
10 July 1879
Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 84.

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Pine Grove Cemetery Millington Tuscola County Michigan, USA Plot: Section D, no marker

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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