John Washington CROWSON

Born

10/1/1829 , Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Died

3/15/1907 , Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

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Jehucal CROWSON Nancy MORRIS

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Born: 10/1/1829 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jehucal CROWSON

Mother: Nancy MORRIS

Paternal grandparents: Jehucal CROWSON SR , Sarah Crowson SHOOK

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John Washington married Sarah Abigail QUINN (QUEEN) abt. 1840 . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Sarah Abigail QUINN (QUEEN) was born 9/18/1844 in St. Martin Parish Louisiana, USA. Sarah Abigail died 2/16/1919 in St. Martin Parish Louisiana, USA. Sarah Abigail was the child of George QUINN and Elizabeth HAYES.

John Washington CROWSON died 3/15/1907 in Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*.
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Sarah Abigail QUINN (QUEEN)
Marriage date: abt. 1840
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Sarah Abigail QUINN (QUEEN) was the child of George QUINN and Elizabeth HAYES

Children of John Washington CROWSON and Sarah Abigail QUINN (QUEEN)

George N. CROWSON

Born: 8/29/1859, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: abt. 1871, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Sarah Ann CROWSON

Born: 3/11/1862, St. Mary Parish Louisiana, USA
Died: 9/24/1923, St. Martin Parish Louisiana, USA

Married: John CASE SR 9/6/1877

Sophia Ann CROWSON

Born: 3/11/1862, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: abt. 1870, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Elijah Garrison CROWSON

Born: 10/15/1864, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: abt. 1870, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Elizabeth Amanda CROWSON

Born: 10/4/1867, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 9/22/1890, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Married: Jerome "Jerry" Richard CASE SR 1/22/1882

Mary Catherine CROWSON

Born: 3/8/1870, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 12/20/1890, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Married: William CASE 9/30/1884

Nancy Jane CROWSON

Born: 3/4/1872, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 11/22/1953, Sulphur Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, USA

Married: Thomas Evis CARLIN 1892 Place: , Louisiana, USA

John Edward CROWSON

Born: 11/28/1874, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 11/18/1918, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

Married: Mary Josephine KELLY 1898 Place: , Louisiana, USA

Married: Florence UNKNOWN 1900 Place: , Louisiana, USA

William Henry CROWSON

Born: 3/2/1877, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
Died: 12/6/1940, Plaquemine Iberville Parish Louisiana, USA

Married: Catherine KELLEY 1900 Place: , Louisiana, USA

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Birth — 1829
10/1/1829
Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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)

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

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

1859 Birth of Child
George N. CROWSON was born 8/29/1859, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 29 years old.

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

1862 Birth of Child
Sarah Ann CROWSON was born 3/11/1862, St. Mary Parish Louisiana, USA

John Washington was 32 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Sophia Ann CROWSON was born 3/11/1862, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 32 years old.

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)

1864 Birth of Child
Elijah Garrison CROWSON was born 10/15/1864, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 35 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Amanda CROWSON was born 10/4/1867, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 38 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 Birth of Child
Mary Catherine CROWSON was born 3/8/1870, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 40 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1872 Birth of Child
Nancy Jane CROWSON was born 3/4/1872, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 42 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
John Edward CROWSON was born 11/28/1874, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 45 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
William Henry CROWSON was born 3/2/1877, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 47 years old.

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

1890 Death of Child
Elizabeth Amanda CROWSON died 9/22/1890, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 61 years old.

1890 Death of Child
Mary Catherine CROWSON died 12/20/1890, Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*

John Washington was 61 years old.

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - 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.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

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.

Death — 1907
3/15/1907
Bayou Chene, Louisiana, USA*
He died at the age of 77.

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