Arnold
STRAIGHT
Born
2 April 1806
,
West Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA
Died
25 May 1860
,
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son of Solomon Straight and Susan Austin
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Arnold STRAIGHT married 
Lucy Ann DAWLEY
Marriage date: 5 November 1831
Marriage place: , Rhode Island, USA
Lucy Ann DAWLEY was the child of John C DAWLEY and Nancy HAWKINS
Lucy Ann DAWLEYMarriage date: 5 November 1831
Marriage place: , Rhode Island, USA
Lucy Ann DAWLEY was the child of John C DAWLEY and Nancy HAWKINS
Children of Arnold STRAIGHT and Lucy Ann DAWLEY
Oliver C. STRAIGHT
Born: February 1844, Exeter, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 22 December 1862, Falmouth, Virginia, USA
Died: 22 December 1862, Falmouth, Virginia, USA
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Birth — 18062 April 1806
West Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA
1831 Marriage / PartnerArnold STRAIGHT and Lucy Ann DAWLEY 5 November 1831, , Rhode Island, USA
He was 25 years old.
1836 Birth of ChildJohn Arnold STRAIGHT was born 5 February 1836, Exeter, Rhode Island, USA
Arnold was 29 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Birth of ChildOliver C. STRAIGHT was born February 1844, Exeter, Rhode Island, USA
Arnold was 37 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1855 Death of Spouse/PartnerLucy Ann DAWLEY died 4 November 1855, Exeter, Rhode Island, USA
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Dawley-Straight Lot Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
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