Susan TABER

Born

20 December 1806 , Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

Died

18 February 1885 , Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA

Susan married Joseph WHELDEN 8 December 1821 in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph WHELDEN was born 29 April 1799 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Joseph died 23 May 1869 in Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA. Joseph was the child of Joseph WHELDEN and Ruth MASON .

Parents & Family of Susan TABER

Parents of Susan TABER

Father

Amos TABER

Mother

Wealthy MAXFIELD

Grandparents of Susan TABER

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Susan TABER

Susan TABER married

Joseph WHELDEN
Marriage date: 8 December 1821
Marriage place: Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph WHELDEN was the child of Joseph WHELDEN and Ruth MASON

Children of Joseph WHELDEN and Susan TABER

Amos Taber WHELDEN

Born: 13 February 1831, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 April 1864, Acushnet, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1806
20 December 1806
Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Susan TABER and Joseph WHELDEN 8 December 1821, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

She was 14 years old.

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

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.

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

1831 Birth of Child
Amos Taber WHELDEN was born 13 February 1831, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA

Susan was 24 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

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.