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flag female ancestor  Elizabeth  PARLOW

Born
12 July 1818 ,  Rochester, Massachusetts, USA
Died
13 May 1891 ,  Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth  married  Joab CUSHING 22 January 1843 in Rochester, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Joab CUSHING  was born 10 December 1813 in Plympton, Massachusetts, USA.  Joab died 4 February 1892 in Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA.  Joab was the child of Elijah CUSHING and Mary RICKARD .
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Jesse PARLOW
Mother
Sarah SHERMAN

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Elizabeth  married  Joab CUSHING 22 January 1843 in Rochester, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Joab CUSHING  was born 10 December 1813 in Plympton, Massachusetts, USA.  Joab died 4 February 1892 in Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA.  Joab was the child of Elijah CUSHING and Mary RICKARD.
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Elizabeth PARLOW married flag male ancestor Joab CUSHING
Marriage date: 22 January 1843
Marriage place: Rochester, Massachusetts, USA
Joab CUSHING was the child of Elijah CUSHING and Mary RICKARD

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BirthBirth — 1818
12 July 1818
Rochester, Massachusetts, USA
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
marriage1843 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth PARLOW and Joab CUSHING 22 January 1843, Rochester, Massachusetts, USA

She was 24 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
William B CUSHING was born 1 December 1843, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 25 years old.
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1845 Birth of Child
Sarah E CUSHING was born July 1845, Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 26 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1850 Birth of Child
Georgianna CUSHING was born April 1850, , Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 31 years old.
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1852 Birth of Child
Lemuel Warren CUSHING was born 9 November 1852, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 34 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1854 Birth of Child
Mary J CUSHING was born 24 January 1854, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 35 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1860 Death of Child
Lemuel Warren CUSHING died 23 May 1860, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 41 years old.
1860 Death of Child
George Washington CUSHING died 10 June 1860, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 41 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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.
1870 Death of Child
Isaac T CUSHING died 30 October 1870, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth was 52 years old.
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.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
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.
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
Elizabeth PARLOW - Grave
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Sherman Cemetery Rochester Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

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DeathDeath — 1891
13 May 1891
Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 72.
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Sherman Cemetery Rochester Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA
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