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flag male ancestor  Robert  MERRILL

Born
February 1808 ,  Nobleboro, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died
June 11, 1863 ,  Nobleboro, Maine, USA
Robert  married  Jane HALL January 30, 1834 in Nobleboro, Maine, USA . 
Jane HALL  was born abt. 1811 in Jefferson, Massachusetts (District of Maine).  Jane died June 25, 1885 in Nobleboro, Maine, USA .  Jane was the child of Joseph Warren HALL I and Elizabeth WHITEHOUSE .
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Robert  married  Jane HALL January 30, 1834 in Nobleboro, Maine, USA .  Jane HALL  was born abt. 1811 in Jefferson, Massachusetts (District of Maine).  Jane died June 25, 1885 in Nobleboro, Maine, USA .  Jane was the child of Joseph Warren HALL I and Elizabeth WHITEHOUSE.




Marriage intentions were filed January 12, 1834 in Nobleboro, Maine.
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Robert MERRILL married flag female ancestor Jane HALL
Marriage date: January 30, 1834
Marriage place: Nobleboro, Maine, USA
Jane HALL was the child of Joseph Warren HALL I and Elizabeth WHITEHOUSE

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BirthBirth — 1808
February 1808
Nobleboro, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe 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.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
marriage1834 Marriage / Partner
Robert MERRILL and Jane HALL January 30, 1834, Nobleboro, Maine, USA (Nobleborough)

He was 26 years old.
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1863
June 11, 1863
Nobleboro, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 55.
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Merrill-Barstow Cemetery - Nobleboro, Maine, USA
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Did You Know?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)

Prior to 1685 - New England
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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