Joseph Granton WILBUR

Born

24 February 1830 , Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

18 October 1871 , Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: 24 February 1830 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Parents of Joseph Granton WILBUR

Father

William Bartlett WILBOUR

Mother

Clarinda PEARCE

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Joseph Granton married Francelia Augusta BURGESS 23 December 1860 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Francelia Augusta BURGESS was born November 1834 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA . Francelia Augusta died 2 December 1866 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA .

Joseph Granton married (2) Caroline COGGESHALL 4 October 1868 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Caroline COGGESHALL was born 13 October 1837 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA . Caroline died 11 April 1922 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . Caroline was the child of Abner COGGESHALL and Phebe DAVOL (DEVOL).

Joseph Granton WILBUR died 18 October 1871 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph Granton WILBUR

Joseph Granton WILBUR married

Francelia Augusta BURGESS
Marriage date: 23 December 1860
Marriage place: Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Children of Joseph Granton WILBUR and Francelia Augusta BURGESS

Marianna Coggeshall WILBUR

Born: 13 November 1853, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 12 December 1940, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Isaac Francis ROUNDS 1873 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Emma Josephine WILBUR

Born: 6 April 1865, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 21 March 1935, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Francelia Burgess WILBUR

Born: 10 November 1866, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 28 February 1869, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Joseph Granton WILBUR married

Caroline COGGESHALL
Marriage date: 4 October 1868
Marriage place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
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Caroline COGGESHALL was the child of Abner COGGESHALL and Phebe DAVOL (DEVOL)

Marriage notes:

Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916

groom's name: Joseph G. Wilbor

groom's birth date: 1830

groom's birthplace:

groom's age: 38

bride's name: Caroline M. Coggeshall

bride's birth date: 1837

bride's birthplace:

bride's age: 31

marriage date: 04 Oct 1868

marriage place: Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island

groom's father's name: Wm. B. Wilbor

groom's mother's name: Clarinda P. Pierce

bride's father's name: Abner Coggeshall

bride's mother's name: Elizabeth Albert

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indexing project (batch) number: I09357-8

system origin: Rhode Island-EASy

source film number: 913055

reference number: 53

Children of Joseph Granton WILBUR and Caroline COGGESHALL

Cora Elizabeth WILBUR

Born: 7 October 1869, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 26 February 1939, Sumter, South Carolina, USA

Joseph Granton WILBUR

Born: February 1872, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1924, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1830
24 February 1830
Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

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

1853 Birth of Child
Marianna Coggeshall WILBUR was born 13 November 1853, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Joseph Granton was 23 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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Granton WILBUR and Francelia Augusta BURGESS 23 December 1860, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

He was 30 years old.

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)

1865 Birth of Child
Emma Josephine WILBUR was born 6 April 1865, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Joseph Granton was 35 years old.

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.

1866 Birth of Child
Francelia Burgess WILBUR was born 10 November 1866, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Joseph Granton was 36 years old.

1866 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francelia Augusta BURGESS died 2 December 1866, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

1868 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Granton WILBUR and Caroline COGGESHALL 4 October 1868, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

He was 38 years old.

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

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

1869 Death of Child
Francelia Burgess WILBUR died 28 February 1869, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Joseph Granton was 39 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1869 Birth of Child
Cora Elizabeth WILBUR was born 7 October 1869, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Joseph Granton was 39 years old.

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death — 1871
18 October 1871
Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 41.

1872 Birth of Child
Joseph Granton WILBUR was born February 1872, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Joseph Granton was 41 years old.

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