Elizabeth BUFFUM

Born

9 December 1806 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died

12 December 1899 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Elizabeth married Samuel Buffington CHACE 4 January 1828 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Samuel Buffington CHACE was born 11 March 1800 in Somerset, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel Buffington died 17 December 1870 in Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA . Samuel Buffington was the child of Oliver CHACE and Susanna BUFFINGTON .

Parents & Family of Elizabeth BUFFUM

Parents of Elizabeth BUFFUM

Father

Arnold BUFFUM

Mother

Rebecca GOULD

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth BUFFUM

Elizabeth BUFFUM married

Samuel Buffington CHACE
Marriage date: 4 January 1828
Marriage place: Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Samuel Buffington CHACE was the child of Oliver CHACE and Susanna BUFFINGTON

Children of Samuel Buffington CHACE and Elizabeth BUFFUM

Samuel Oliver CHACE

Born: 19 October 1843, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: 20 March 1867, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA

Edward Gould CHACE

Born: 17 March 1849, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: 23 April 1871, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

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Abolitionist, Social Reformer. She was born on a Tuesday to the very prominent Quaker and abolitionist Arnold Buffum and his wife Rebecca Gould. She grew up primarily, on her grandparent's farm in Smithfield, Rhode Island and attended local schools. In 1824 she attended what is now the Moses Brown School in Providence, Rhode Island. The family moved to Fall River, Massachusetts in 1825. She married Samuel Buffington Chace on April 4, 1828 and would have 10 children, seven of which she would outlive. After her marriage she became earnestly involved in the anti-slavery cause after listening to the fiery speeches of her father and William Lloyd Garrison. Elizabeth, along with her
Sister: s, founded the Fall River Anti-Slavery Society where she went door to door collecting signatures for petitions calling for the immediate abolition of slavery and the freeing of all slaves. After her first 5 children died young she and her husband moved to Valley Falls, Rhode Island where her husband helped

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Birth — 1806
9 December 1806
Providence, Rhode Island, 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

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.

1828 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth BUFFUM and Samuel Buffington CHACE 4 January 1828, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

She was 21 years old.

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 - 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)

1843 Birth of Child
Samuel Oliver CHACE was born 19 October 1843, , Rhode Island, USA

Elizabeth was 36 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Edward Gould CHACE was born 17 March 1849, , Rhode Island, USA

Elizabeth was 42 years old.

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.

1867 Death of Child
Samuel Oliver CHACE died 20 March 1867, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Elizabeth was 60 years old.

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.

1870 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel Buffington CHACE died 17 December 1870, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)

1871 Death of Child
Edward Gould CHACE died 23 April 1871, Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA (Valley Falls) (Ashton) (Cumberland Hill)

Elizabeth was 64 years old.

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)

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.

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