flag male ancestor  Benjamin Peckham  LANGWORTHY

  (b. 23 January 1832 ,  Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA   d. 18 August 1908 ,  Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA )  

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Benjamin Peckham LANGWORTHY was born 23 January 1832 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA

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Benjamin Peckham LANGWORTHY died 18 August 1908 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA .





Father: Benjamin Bentley Langworthy
Mother: Mary Langworthy

m. Sarah Frances Clarke

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birth1832 Birth
23 January 1832
Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA
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
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
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
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
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
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.
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
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1900 - Hoplinton, Rhode Island
Name: Benjamin Langworthy
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Hopkinton town, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
District: 233
Gender: Male
Age: 68
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married: 40
Birth Date: Jun 1832
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1860
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother of how many children:
Sheet Number and Letter: 9B
Household ID: 166
Line Number: 59
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1241513
Digital Folder Number: 004120529
Image Number: 00070


Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Benjamin Langworthy Head M 68 Rhode Island
Sarah F Langworthy Wife F 60 Conn
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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
1905 - Hopkinton, Rhode Island
GS Film number: 2167013
Name: Benj P Langworthy
Event Place: Hopkinton, E.D. 0253, Washington, Rhode Island
Age: 72
Gender: Male
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 23 Jan 1832
Birthplace: Hopkinton
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Family Number: 242
Entry Number: 4
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Digital Folder Number: 4493054
Image Number: 01953

1905 Rhode Island State Census
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Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Death
Name: Benjamin P. Langworthy
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 18 Aug 1908
Death Place: Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
Age: 76
Birth Date: 1832
Birth Place:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Benjamin B. Langworthy
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Langworthy
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09337-5
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 1906751
Reference ID: p 64

'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8XT-73Y : 6 December 2014), Benjamin P. Langworthy, 18 Aug 1908; citing Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, reference p 64; FHL microfilm 1,906,751.'
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