Ezra L'HOMMEDIEU

Born

12 March 1772 , Sag Harbor, Crown Colony of New York

Died

2 November 1860 , Chester, Connecticut, USA

Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever

Ezra married Hannah AYER 29 October 1805 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Hannah AYER was born 16 July 1787 in Old Saybrook, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Hannah died 29 December 1827 in Chester, Connecticut, USA.

Parents & Family of Ezra L'HOMMEDIEU

Parents of Ezra L'HOMMEDIEU

Father

Grover L'HOMMEDIEU

Mother

Esther VAIL

Grandparents of Ezra L'HOMMEDIEU

Paternal grandparents

Sylvester L'HOMMEDIEU Elizabeth BOOTH

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Ezra L'HOMMEDIEU

Ezra L'HOMMEDIEU married

Hannah AYER
Marriage date: 29 October 1805
Marriage place: Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA

Marriage notes:

Vital Records of Saybrook Colony 1635-1860, page 439, 254

Children of Ezra L'HOMMEDIEU and Hannah AYER

Joshua L'HOMMEDIEU

Born: 12 February 1815, Essex, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2 June 1843, Chester, Connecticut, USA

William Travis L'HOMMEDIEU

Born: 8 January 1817, Essex, Connecticut, USA
Died: 18 September 1849, Chester, Connecticut, USA

Samuel L'HOMMEDIEU

Born: 8 August 1824, Essex, Connecticut, USA
Died: 29 March 1865, Chester, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1772
12 March 1772
Sag Harbor, Crown Colony of New York

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Marriage / Partner
Ezra L'HOMMEDIEU and Hannah AYER 29 October 1805, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, USA (Saybrook Colony)

He was 33 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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.

1815 Birth of Child
Joshua L'HOMMEDIEU was born 12 February 1815, Essex, Connecticut, USA (Centerbrook) (Ivoryton) (Potapoug Quarter)

Ezra was 42 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
William Travis L'HOMMEDIEU was born 8 January 1817, Essex, Connecticut, USA (Centerbrook) (Ivoryton) (Potapoug Quarter)

Ezra was 44 years old.

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Samuel L'HOMMEDIEU was born 8 August 1824, Essex, Connecticut, USA (Centerbrook) (Ivoryton) (Potapoug Quarter)

Ezra was 52 years old.

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.

1827 Death of Spouse/Partner
Hannah AYER died 29 December 1827, Chester, Connecticut, USA

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 Death of Child
Joshua L'HOMMEDIEU died 2 June 1843, Chester, Connecticut, USA

Ezra was 71 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 Death of Child
William Travis L'HOMMEDIEU died 18 September 1849, Chester, Connecticut, USA

Ezra was 77 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

Grave

Old Cemetery Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

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Death — 1860
2 November 1860
Chester, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 88.

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Burial details for Ezra

Old Cemetery Chester, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA

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