Rebecca TRIPP

Born

31 December 1801 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Died

7 March 1884 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Rebecca married Charles Clark FREELOVE 20 August 1820 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Charles Clark FREELOVE was born 12 April 1796 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . Charles Clark died 29 June 1863 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .

Parents & Family of Rebecca TRIPP

Parents of Rebecca TRIPP

Father

Elihu TRIPP

Mother

Mary BROWNELL

Grandparents of Rebecca TRIPP

Paternal grandparents

Anthony TRIPP Rebecca HAVENS

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rebecca TRIPP

Rebecca TRIPP married

Charles Clark FREELOVE
Marriage date: 20 August 1820
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Charles Clark FREELOVE and Rebecca TRIPP

Barney FREELOVE

Born: 18 February 1824, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Leander FREELOVE

Born: abt. 1825, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

King FREELOVE

Born: abt. 1827, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Clark King FREELOVE

Born: abt. 1829, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 August 1894, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph FREELOVE

Born: abt. 1829, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Leonard FREELOVE

Born: abt. 1833, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Alexander FREELOVE

Born: abt. 1835, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1801
31 December 1801
Westport, Massachusetts, USA

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1820 Marriage / Partner
Rebecca TRIPP and Charles Clark FREELOVE 20 August 1820, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

She was 18 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Barney FREELOVE was born 18 February 1824, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Rebecca was 22 years old.

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 - 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

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Clark FREELOVE died 29 June 1863, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

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

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.

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 Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Rebecca Freelove
Residence: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1803
birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Mother
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
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: Female
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 77 years
Occupation: At Home
nara Film Number: T9-0525
pAge: 454
page character: C
entry number: 701
Film Number: 1254525
Household Gender Age
child Leander Freelove M 55
Malvina Freelove F 50
Malvina J. Freelove F 21
Mercy Freelove F 20
Rebecca Freelove F 77

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

Death — 1884
7 March 1884
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 82.