George Perry SARGENT

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28 February 1843 , Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Died

11 April 1912 , Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 69
Cause of Death: related to high blood pressure

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John SARGENT Sarah Cummings WELCH

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Born: 28 February 1843 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John SARGENT

Mother: Sarah Cummings WELCH

George Perry was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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George Perry married Annie DAVIS 23 May 1869 in Marietta, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Annie DAVIS was born 2 November 1848 in Marietta, Ohio, USA. Annie died 23 November 1896 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. Annie was the child of Hildreth DAVIS and Anna Emma FLANDERS.

George Perry SARGENT died 11 April 1912 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA.

George Perry Sargent died one day before his 69th birthday.

Newspaper publisher The Volcano Lubricator was published in Volcano, West Virginia at the time of the Molly Maguire Gang's criminal activities.

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Recorded occupation: newspaper publisher, The Volcano Lubricator

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George Perry SARGENT married

Annie DAVIS
Marriage date: 23 May 1869
Marriage place: Marietta, Ohio, USA
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Annie DAVIS was the child of Hildreth DAVIS and Anna Emma FLANDERS

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Name: Anna M. Miss Davis

Gender: Female

Marriage Date: 23 May 1869

Marriage Place: Washington, Ohio, USA

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George P. Sargent

Film Number: 000941959

Ohio, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1774-1993

Children of George Perry SARGENT and Annie DAVIS

George R SARGENT

Born: abt. 1871, , West Virginia, USA
Died: ,

Charles Perry SARGENT

Born: 29 September 1876, Philippi, West Virginia, USA
Died: June 1936, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Married: Maud Eva GOVANG 8 December 1895 Place: Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

John Clyde SARGENT

Born: 11 May 1882, Philippi, West Virginia, USA
Died: December 1963,

Don Davis SARGENT

Born: 11 May 1882, Philippi, West Virginia, USA
Died: ,

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1843 Birth

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: George Perry Sargent
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 28 Feb 1843
birthPlace: NEWBURYPORT,ESSEX,MASSACHUSETTS
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father's Name: John Sargent
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mother's Name: Sarah C. Welch
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indexing project (batch) number: C50033-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source Film Number: 874030
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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

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

Civil War

Name: George Perry Sargent
Enlistment Age: 20
Birth Date: 1842
Birth Place: Newburyport, Massachusetts
Enlistment Date: 24 Feb 1862
Enlistment Place: Newburyport, Massachusetts
Enlistment Rank: Private
Muster Date: 24 Feb 1862
Muster Place: Massachusetts
Muster Company: A
Muster Regiment: 1st Battn HA
Muster Regiment Type: Artillery
Muster Information: Enlisted
Rank Change Date: 1 Jul 1863
Rank Change Rank: Corpl
Transfer From Unit: A
Transfer To Unit: D
Muster Out Date: 24 Feb 1865
Muster Out Information: disch
Side of War: Union
Survived War?: Yes
Residence Place: Newburyport, Massachusetts
Death Date: 6 Feb 1912
Occupation: News Editor
Additional Notes 2: Rank Change 2 Date: 08 Jul 1863; Rank Change 2 Rank: Sergeant;
Title: Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors and Marines in the Civil War; Photo courtesy of Massachusetts Commandery of MOLLUS; GAR Dept of Massachusetts 1866-1947 (Sargent); Research by Dean Sargent

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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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Marriage / Partner
George Perry SARGENT and Annie DAVIS 23 May 1869, Marietta, Ohio, USA

He was 26 years old.

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.

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

1876 Birth of Child
Charles Perry SARGENT was born 29 September 1876, Philippi, West Virginia, USA

George Perry was 33 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)

1880

Name: George P. Sargent
Residence: Phillippi, Barbour, West Virginia
birthdate: 1843
birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's Name: Annie M. Sargent
spouse's birthPlace: Ohio, United States
father's Name:
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's Name:
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 37 years
Occupation: Editor & Publisher
nara Film Number: T9-1399
pAge: 98
page character: D
entry number: 3793
Film Number: 1255399
Household Gender Age
George P. Sargent M 37
spouse Annie M. Sargent F 29
child George R. Sargent M 9
child Charles P. Sargent M 3

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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.

1882 Birth of Child
Don Davis SARGENT was born 11 May 1882, Philippi, West Virginia, USA

George Perry was 39 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
John Clyde SARGENT was born 11 May 1882, Philippi, West Virginia, USA

George Perry was 39 years old.

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

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

1895 Marriage of Child
Charles Perry SARGENT married 8 December 1895, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA to Maud Eva GOVANG

1896 Death of Spouse/Partner
Annie DAVIS died 23 November 1896, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

Death — 1912
11 April 1912
Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 69.

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