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Sophia DAVIS was born
abt. 1800
in Connecticut, USA.
Sophia DAVIS
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Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
She married Abel O. MANCHESTER 5 May 1833 in Pownal, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Abel O. MANCHESTER was born 18 January 1792 in Pownal, Vermont, USA. He died abt. 1875
Sophia DAVIS died abt. 1864
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Sophia DAVIS married
Abel O. MANCHESTER-- Date: 5 May 1833 Place: Pownal, Vermont, USAfamilysearch.org
Name: Abel Manchester
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 05 May 1833
Event Place: Pownal, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
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Spouse's Name: Sophia Davis
Spouse's Gender: Female
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GS Film Number: 0027620
Digital Folder Number: 004667360
Image Number: 00460
"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XFK3-M48 : 3 November 2017), Abel Manchester and Sophia Davis, 05 May 1833, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,620.
Children:
Eliza MANCHESTER (b.September 1838, , Vermont, USA d. aft. 1910, )m. Russell Brown BRIGGS 26 February 1854
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1801 - Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland creates the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
1803 - October 20 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. 1804 - May 14 - Lewis & Clark set out from St Louis for Pacific Coast 1805 - November 15 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific 1805 - Treaty of Pressburg formally dissolves the Holy Roman Empire 1812 - Napoleon leads French invasion of Russia, resulting in catastrophic defeat for French. War of 1812 begins with U.S. declaration of war on the United Kingdom. 1814 - Napoleon abdicates and is exiled to St. Elba according to the terms of the Treaty of Fontainebleau. Representatives from Austria, Russia, Prussia, Britain, and France meet at the Congress of Vienna to discuss future of Europe. 1815 - The War of 1812 ends with the Treaty of Ghent. Napoleon escapes Elba in an attempt to reestablish his power. Coalition forces defeat him at the battle of Waterloo. 1816 - Year without a summer 1819 - The Panic of 1819 - A combination of bad banking practices; too much land speculation and competition from Europe caused the United States to enter its first economic depression. 1825 - October 26 - Erie Canal completed 1826 - July 4 – Former US Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. 1827 - February 28 – The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight. 1830 - May 28 – The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears 1831 - January 1 - First Abolitionist Newspaper 1836 - The Alamo and Texas Declaration of Independence 1837 - The Panic of 1837 1839 - January 2 – First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre. 1840s - 1880s - The Oregon Trail 1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States 1842 - August 9 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. 1844 - May 24 – The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought". 1846 - April 25 – Mexican–American War: Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas' boundaries. 1848 - January 24 – California Gold Rush: James W. Marshall finds gold at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California. 1848 - February 2 - Mexican–American War formally ends with signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ceding virtually all of what becomes the Southwestern United States to the U.S.
1833 Marriage / PartnerSophia DAVIS and Abel O. MANCHESTER 5 May 1833, Pownal, Vermont, USA
1838 Birth of ChildEliza MANCHESTER was born September 1838, , Vermont, USA
1850 - Adams, Massachusetts
Name: Sophia ManchesterEvent Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1800
Birthplace: Connecticut
House Number: 286
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Abel Manchester Male 57 Vermont
Sophia Manchester Female 50 Connecticut
Saphronia Manchester Female 15 Vermont
Eliza Manchester Female 12 Vermont
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1851 - June 5 - Uncle Tom's Cabin Appeared in Serial Form 1853 - Exhibition of the Industry of All Nations 1854 - July - Republican Party formed for abolition of slavery. 1859 - October 16 – John Brown raids the Harpers Ferry Armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an unsuccessful bid to spark a general slave rebellion. 1860 - Civil War - On December 20, 1860, a little over a month after Abraham Lincoln had been elected President, South Carolina seceded from the Union. Six more states followed by the spring of 1861. 1861 - January 21 – American Civil War: Jefferson Davis resigns from the United States Senate. 1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away States 1861 - Start of U.S. Civil War - April 12, 1861 - Confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter. 1861 - April 20 - American Civil War: Robert E. Lee resigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of the state of Virginia. 1861 - October 26 – The Pony Express announces its closure. 1861 - November 6 - Jefferson Davis Elected President of the Confederate States of America 1863 - January 1 - Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves 1863 - July 1–3 – American Civil War: Battle of Gettysburg – Union forces under George G. Meade turn back a Confederate invasion by Robert E. Lee in the largest battle of the war (28,000 Confederate casualties, 23,000 Union). 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.Added: 1/17/2019 12:59:32 PM
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