Delia Ann ALLEN

Born

abt. 1818 , Suffield, Connecticut, USA

Died

14 February 1896 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Delia Ann married Henry HUMISTON 5 April 1841 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Henry HUMISTON was born abt. 1808 in Suffield, Connecticut, USA. Henry died 25 December 1881 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .

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Father: Moses Allen
Mother: Cynthia Fuller

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Recorded occupation: At Home

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Delia Ann ALLEN

Delia Ann ALLEN married

Henry HUMISTON
Marriage date: 5 April 1841
Marriage place: West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Henry HUMISTON and Delia Ann ALLEN

Henry HUMISTON

Born: abt. 1853, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 March 1876, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Lewis HUMISTON

Born: abt. 1856, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 December 1879, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

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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

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 Marriage / Partner
Delia Ann ALLEN and Henry HUMISTON 5 April 1841, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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 Death of Child
Henry HUMISTON died 1 March 1876, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

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.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1879 Death of Child
Lewis HUMISTON died 23 December 1879, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

1881 Death of Spouse/Partner
Henry HUMISTON died 25 December 1881, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the 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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

Death

Name: Delia Ann Humason
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Feeding Hills
Death Date: 14 Mar 1896
Death Place: Feeding Hills
Age: 78
Birth Date: 1818
Birth Place: Suffield, Conn
Occupation: At Home
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name: Henry Humason
Father's Name: Moses Allen
Father's BirthPlace: Suffield, Conn
Mother's Name: Cynthia Fuller
Mother's BirthPlace: Suffield, Conn
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 2028187
Reference ID: it9 v2 p15 n15

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014), Delia Ann Humason, 14 Mar 1896; citing Feeding Hills, reference it9 v2 p15 n15; FHL microfilm 2,028,187.'

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