Edward DANFORTH

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17 October 1812 , Franklin, New Hampshire, USA

Died

12 January 1876 , Hancock, New Hampshire, USA

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Born: 17 October 1812 in Franklin, New Hampshire, USA

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Edward married Fandancy HUNTLEY abt. 1832 in New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Fandancy HUNTLEY was born 20 August 1796 in New Hampshire, USA. Fandancy died 12 October 1869 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA.

Edward DANFORTH died 12 January 1876 in Hancock, New Hampshire, USA.
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Edward DANFORTH married

Fandancy HUNTLEY
Marriage date: abt. 1832
Marriage place: , New Hampshire, USA

Children of Edward DANFORTH and Fandancy HUNTLEY

Harriet Newhall DANFORTH

Born: 17 October 1833, , New Hampshire, USA
Died: 7 April 1914, Brockton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George COLBATH 1 April 1850 Place: Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA

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Birth — 1812
17 October 1812
Franklin, New Hampshire, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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

1833 Birth of Child
Harriet Newhall DANFORTH was born 17 October 1833, , New Hampshire, USA

Edward was 21 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