Leonard KIMBALL

Born

17 December 1806 , Holden, Massachusetts, USA

Died

30 April 1868 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Cause of Death: Suicide

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David KIMBALL Betsey FALES

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Born: 17 December 1806 in Holden, Massachusetts, USA

Father: David KIMBALL

Mother: Betsey FALES

Paternal grandparents: Thomas KIMBALL , Hannah KIMBALL

Maternal grandparents: Lemuel FALES , Elizabeth Hannah WHITE

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Leonard married Harriet STURTEVANT 8 March 1831 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Harriet STURTEVANT was born 5 October 1799 in Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale). Harriet died 16 February 1872 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Harriet was the child of Samuel STURTEVANT and Sarah RICE.

Leonard KIMBALL died 30 April 1868 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Harriet STURTEVANT
Marriage date: 8 March 1831
Marriage place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Harriet STURTEVANT was the child of Samuel STURTEVANT and Sarah RICE

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Samuel KIMBALL

Born: 22 January 1845, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 October 1930, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Helen Frances SPRING 2 October 1865 Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1806
17 December 1806
Holden, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

1831 Marriage / Partner
Leonard KIMBALL and Harriet STURTEVANT 8 March 1831, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

He was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Samuel KIMBALL was born 22 January 1845, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Leonard was 38 years old.

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 - 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.

1865 Marriage of Child
Samuel KIMBALL married 2 October 1865, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA to Helen Frances SPRING

Death — 1868
30 April 1868
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 61.

SUICIDE
Leonard Kimball, an old man of 70 years, committed suicide at Tatnuck last night, and the reason why is as follows:
- A family trouble has existed in his family for some months past, caused by the fact that he beat his wife fearfully at times when influenced by passion. The old lady took the matter as meekly as possible at first, but of late she has declard that she could not live in that manner much longer. A son, living in this city, went over there yesterday, and the old lady declared her intention of returning home with him. He, knowing the condition of family affairs, assented, but her husband refused to allow her to leave the house. The son then came to the police office in this city, obtained the services of an officer, and returned to Tatnuck. The old man begged hard for his wife to remain with him, saying that he would be kind, &c., but she was afraid to trust him. They finally started for the son's residence in this city, followed by the husband. The latter was unable to...Read full story

Worcester Evening Gazette
Worcester, Massachusetts
May 1, 1868