Harriet BLACKWALL

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24 March 1818 , Michigan Territory

Died

20 October 1891 , Michigan, USA

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Born: 24 March 1818 in Michigan Territory

Father: Unknown

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Harriet married Oliver RECOR abt. 1835 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Oliver RECOR was born abt. 1803 in East China Township, Michigan, USA. Oliver died 28 April 1878 in East China Township, Michigan, USA.

Harriet BLACKWALL died 20 October 1891 in Michigan, USA.
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Harriet BLACKWALL married

Oliver RECOR
Marriage date: abt. 1835
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Children of Oliver RECOR and Harriet BLACKWALL

William RECOR

Born: 31 May 1835, Marine City, Michigan Territory
Died: 4 February 1923, Marine City, Michigan, USA

Married: Elizabeth M. COUNTES 28 December 1863 Place: , Michigan, USA

Oliver RECOR

Born: 6 April 1840, , Michigan, USA
Died: 5 February 1920, , Michigan, USA

Francis RECOR

Born: 10 October 1842, , Michigan, USA
Died: 19 December 1912, Carsonville, Sanilac, Michigan, USA

George RECOR

Born: abt. 1845, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Berry RECOR

Born: abt. 1848, , Michigan, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1818
24 March 1818
Michigan Territory

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

1835 Birth of Child
William RECOR was born 31 May 1835, Marine City, Michigan, USA

Harriet was 17 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 Birth of Child
Oliver RECOR was born 6 April 1840, , Michigan, USA

Harriet was 22 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
Francis RECOR was born 10 October 1842, , Michigan, USA

Harriet was 24 years old.

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 - China, St Clair, Michigan
Name: Harriet Reay
[Harriet Recor]
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1814
Birthplace: Michigan
Home in 1850: China, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 456
Household Members:
Name Age
Oliver Reay 44
Harriet Reay 36
William Reay 15
Cornelius Brown 8
Oliver Reay 10
Frances Reay 7
Geo Reay 5
Bay Reay 2

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1863 Marriage of Child
William RECOR married 28 December 1863, , Michigan, USA to Elizabeth M. COUNTES

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.

1878 Death of Spouse/Partner
Oliver RECOR died 28 April 1878, East China Township, Michigan, USA

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

Death — 1891
20 October 1891
Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 73.

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January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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