Comfort Weeks DROWN

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6 August 1800 , Sheffield, Vermont, USA

Died

3 March 1885 , Glover, Vermont, USA

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Stephen DROWN Sarah GRAY

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Born: 6 August 1800 in Sheffield, Vermont, USA

Father: Stephen DROWN

Mother: Sarah GRAY

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Comfort Weeks married John Milton BICKFORD 30 September 1819 in Sheffield, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
John Milton BICKFORD was born 25 June 1800 in Glover, Vermont, USA (West Glover). John Milton died 28 September 1879 in Sheffield, Vermont, USA. John Milton was the child of Hezekiah BICKFORD and Deiadamia BAILEY.

Comfort Weeks DROWN died 3 March 1885 in Glover, Vermont, USA .

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Comfort Weeks DROWN married

John Milton BICKFORD
Marriage date: 30 September 1819
Marriage place: Sheffield, Vermont, USA
John Milton BICKFORD was the child of Hezekiah BICKFORD and Deiadamia BAILEY

Children of John Milton BICKFORD and Comfort Weeks DROWN

Didamia BICKFORD

Born: 17 February 1821, Sheffield, Vermont, USA
Died: 16 December 1887, Fergus Falls, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA

Hezekia D BICKFORD

Born: 14 June 1823, Groton, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 August 1896, Barton, Vermont, USA

Ebenezer BICKFORD

Born: 31 March 1826, Sheffield, Vermont, USA
Died: 7 February 1828, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

John Milton BICKFORD

Born: 5 July 1829, Sheffield, Vermont, USA
Died: 30 March 1911, Fresno, California, USA

Married: Diantha Ann GRIMES 5 January 1852 Place: Nashua, New Hampshire, USA (Dunstable)

Married: Sarah THOMPSON 1890

Salome Heath BICKFORD

Born: 8 April 1832, , Vermont, USA
Died: 1 March 1912, Maine Township, Otter Tail, Minnesota, USA

Married: Orville Thompson FISK 12 May 1861 Place: Glover, Vermont, USA (West Glover)

Annette BICKFORD

Born: 11 November 1833, Sheffield, Vermont, USA
Died: 29 December 1918, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

Jane "Jennie" BICKFORD

Born: 5 April 1836, Sheffield, Vermont, USA
Died: 5 July 1919, Glover, Vermont, USA

Emily BICKFORD

Born: abt. 1837, , Vermont, USA
Died: 7 February 1840, Glover, Vermont, USA

Sarah Comfort BICKFORD

Born: 14 October 1843, Granby, Vermont, USA
Died: 2 July 1918, Essex, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1800
6 August 1800
Sheffield, Vermont, USA

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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

1819 Marriage / Partner
Comfort Weeks DROWN and John Milton BICKFORD 30 September 1819, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

She was 19 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Didamia BICKFORD was born 17 February 1821, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

Comfort Weeks was 20 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Hezekia D BICKFORD was born 14 June 1823, Groton, Vermont, USA (Groton Pond) (Rickers Mills) (Rickers) (West Groton)

Comfort Weeks was 22 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Ebenezer BICKFORD was born 31 March 1826, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

Comfort Weeks was 25 years old.

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.

1828 Death of Child
Ebenezer BICKFORD died 7 February 1828, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

Comfort Weeks was 27 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1829 Birth of Child
John Milton BICKFORD was born 5 July 1829, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

Comfort Weeks was 28 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1832 Birth of Child
Salome Heath BICKFORD was born 8 April 1832, , Vermont, USA

Comfort Weeks was 31 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Annette BICKFORD was born 11 November 1833, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

Comfort Weeks was 33 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Jane "Jennie" BICKFORD was born 5 April 1836, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

Comfort Weeks was 35 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.

1840 Death of Child
Emily BICKFORD died 7 February 1840, Glover, Vermont, USA (West Glover)

Comfort Weeks was 39 years old.

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Sarah Comfort BICKFORD was born 14 October 1843, Granby, Vermont, USA

Comfort Weeks was 43 years old.

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

1852 Marriage of Child
John Milton BICKFORD married 5 January 1852, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA (Dunstable) to Diantha Ann GRIMES

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

1861 Marriage of Child
Salome Heath BICKFORD married 12 May 1861, Glover, Vermont, USA (West Glover) to Orville Thompson FISK

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.

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 - Sheffield, Vermont
Name: Comfort Bickford
Age in 1870: 70
Birth Year: abt 1800
Birthplace: Vermont
Dwelling Number: 85
Home in 1870: Sheffield, Caledonia, Vermont
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: Keeping House
Inferred Spouse: John M Bickford
Inferred Children: John Bickford
Deailton Bickford
Emily Bickford
Ann Bickford
Allie Bickford
Household Members:
Name Age
John M Bickford 70
Comfort Bickford 70
John Bickford 42
Deailton Bickford 40
Emily Bickford 15
Ann Bickford 13
Allie Bickford 3

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1879 Death of Spouse/Partner
John Milton BICKFORD died 28 September 1879, Sheffield, Vermont, USA

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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)