Martha Vaughn GETCHELL

Born

3 September 1820 , Litchfield, Maine, USA

Died

17 February 1901 , Sabattus, Maine, USA

Age: 81

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Nathaniel GETCHELL Elizabeth WITHERELL

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Born: 3 September 1820 in Litchfield, Maine, USA

Father: Nathaniel GETCHELL

Mother: Elizabeth WITHERELL

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Martha Vaughn married Elbridge G LIBBY 9 June 1850 in Brunswick, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elbridge G LIBBY was born 16 January 1825 in Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster). Elbridge G died 8 June 1910 in Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster). Elbridge G was the child of Rufus King LIBBY and Roxanna JONES.

Martha Vaughn GETCHELL died 17 February 1901 in Sabattus, Maine, USA .
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Martha Vaughn GETCHELL married

Elbridge G LIBBY
Marriage date: 9 June 1850
Marriage place: Brunswick, Maine, USA
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Elbridge G LIBBY was the child of Rufus King LIBBY and Roxanna JONES

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Maine Marriages, 1771-1907

Groom's Name Elbridge G. Libby

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Bride's Name Martha V. Gatchell

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Marriage Date 09 Jun 1850

Marriage Place Brunswick,Cumberland,Maine

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number M50296-2

System Origin Maine-ODM

Source Film Number 10595

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Children of Elbridge G LIBBY and Martha Vaughn GETCHELL

Roxanna Elbridge LIBBY

Born: 11 October 1850, Wales, Maine, USA
Died: 24 June 1912, Wales, Maine, USA

Married: Henry Augustus ANNIS 14 January 1871 Place: Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Charles H LIBBY

Born: 12 September 1853, Wales, Maine, USA
Died: 3 March 1854, Wales, Maine, USA

Minnie J LIBBY

Born: 19 June 1858, Wales, Maine, USA
Died: 24 October 1869, Wales, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1820
3 September 1820
Litchfield, Maine, USA

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

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Martha Vaughn GETCHELL and Elbridge G LIBBY 9 June 1850, Brunswick, Maine, USA

She was 29 years old.

1850 Wales, Kennebec, Maine
Elbridge Libby, 25, farmer, b. Maine
Martha Libby, 29, b. Maine
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1850 Birth of Child
Roxanna Elbridge LIBBY was born 11 October 1850, Wales, Maine, USA

Martha Vaughn was 30 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Birth of Child
Charles H LIBBY was born 12 September 1853, Wales, Maine, USA

Martha Vaughn was 33 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Minnie J LIBBY was born 19 June 1858, Wales, Maine, USA

Martha Vaughn was 37 years old.

1860 Wales, Androscoggin, Maine
Name Martha Libby
Residence , Androscoggin, Maine
Ward Wales
Age 39 years
Estimated Birth Year 1821
Birthplace Maine
Gender Female
Page 30
Family Number 250
Film Number 803432
DGS Number 4231243
Image Number 00274
NARA Number M653

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Death of Child
Minnie J LIBBY died 24 October 1869, Wales, Maine, USA

Martha Vaughn was 49 years old.

1870 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
Libby, Elbridge, 45, farmer, b. Maine
LIbby, Martha, 49, keeping house, b. Maine
Libby, Roxiana, 19, at home, b. Maine
Stetson, Frank, 16, at home, b. Maine

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Marriage of Child
Roxanna Elbridge LIBBY married 14 January 1871, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster) to Henry Augustus ANNIS

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

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

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.

1900 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
Name Martha V Libby
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Residence Webster town, Androscoggin, Maine
Birth Date Sep 1820
Birthplace Maine
Relationship to Head-of-Household Wife
Spouse Name Eldridge G Libby
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Spouse Birth Place Maine
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Father Birthplace Maine
Mother Name
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Mother Birthplace Maine
Race or Color (expanded) White
Head-of-household Name Eldridge G Libby
Gender Female
Marital Status Married
Years Married 52
Estimated Marriage Year 1848
Mother How Many Children 3
Number Living Children 1
Immigration Year
Enumeration District 0033
Sheet Number and Letter 4A
Household ID 63
Reference Number 42
GSU Film Number 1240588
Image Number 00261
Household Gender Age
Spouse Eldridge G Libby M
Martha V Libby F

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Obituary
Mrs. Marth V., wife of Elbridge Libby, passed away early Sunday morning, Feb. 17. Mrs. Libby was born Sept. 3, 1829, being the daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Getchell, and the youngest of a family of three sons and three daughters. Of her three children only one now living, Mrs. Henry Aunis of Wales.

Mrs. Libby has been a great sufferer for many years. She leaves a faithful husband who is very sick, and affectionate daughter, four grand-children, saddened by the calling away of one who was very dear to them. The funeral service was held at the residence Tuesday afternoon, attended by a number of sympathizing neighbors and friends.

The deceased was 80 years, 6 months, 14 days.

The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, Feb 21, 1901

DEATH OF AGED WEBSTER WOMAN
WEBSTER, Me., Feb. 18 (Special.) - The death of Mrs. Elbridge Libby occurred Sunday at her home in Webster at the age of 81 years. Mrs. Libby was formerly Miss Martha Getchell and was born in Wales. She had not...Read full story

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Golder Cemetery Sabattus Androscoggin County Maine, USA

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Death — 1901
17 February 1901
Sabattus, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 80.

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Golder Cemetery Sabattus Androscoggin County Maine, USA

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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