Dorcas T LEACH

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June 25, 1825 , Effingham, New Hampshire, USA

Died

11 December 1893 , Sanford, Maine, USA

Age: 68

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Born: June 25, 1825 in Effingham, New Hampshire, USA

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Dorcas T married Samuel RICKER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel RICKER was born abt. 1813 in Lebanon, Maine, USA. Samuel died 17 April 1885 in Sanford, Maine, USA (Springvale). Samuel was the child of John RICKER and Betsey HANSON.

Dorcas T LEACH died 11 December 1893 in Sanford, Maine, USA .
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Samuel RICKER
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Samuel RICKER was the child of John RICKER and Betsey HANSON

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Nellie M RICKER

Born: 6 January 1864, Sanford, Maine, USA
Died: 24 January 1895, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Allan J DAVENPORT

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Birth — 1825
June 25, 1825
Effingham, New Hampshire, USA

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

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.