Rosetta Ann PRATT

(b. 25 June 1825 , Greene, Maine, USA d. 4 September 1925 , Greene, Maine, USA )

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Rosetta Ann PRATT was born 25 June 1825 in Greene, Maine, USA

Rosetta Ann PRATT was the child of ? and ?

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Rosetta Ann married Jacob Anderson SPOFFORD 15 October 1848 in Greene, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jacob Anderson SPOFFORD was born 6 July 1820 in Greene, Maine, USA. Jacob Anderson died 11 December 1861 in Greene, Maine, USA.

Rosetta Ann married (2) Samuel MOODY September 1869 in Greene, Maine, USA . Samuel MOODY was born abt. 1825

Rosetta Ann PRATT died 4 September 1925 in Greene, Maine, USA.

Rosetta was the daughter of Marshall Mower Pratt (1800 - 1889) and Martha D. Freeman Pratt (1799 - 1867)

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Rosetta Ann PRATT married

Jacob Anderson SPOFFORD-- Date: 15 October 1848 Place: Greene, Maine, USA
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Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907
groom's name: Jacob A. Spofford
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bride's name: Rosetta A. Pratt
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marriage date: 15 Oct 1848
marriage place: Greene, Androscoggin, Maine
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indexing project (batch) number: M52048-1
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film number: 10920
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Children of Jacob Anderson SPOFFORD and Rosetta Ann PRATT:

Frank E SPOFFORD (b.27 July 1852, Greene, Maine, USA d. 22 March 1911, Sabattus, Maine, USA )
m. Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH 23 October 1879 in Winthrop, Maine, USA

Frederick P SPOFFORD (b.19 March 1855, Greene, Maine, USA d. 1 April 1915, Greene, Maine, USA)
m. Alice Julia PARKER 4 December 1884 in Greene, Maine, USA

Rosetta Ann PRATT married

Samuel MOODY-- Date: September 1869 Place: Greene, Maine, USA
Samuel L. Moody of Webster and Rosetta A. Spofford, September.

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1825 Birth
Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900
name: Rozette Ann Pratt
gender: Female
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birth date: 25 Jun 1825
birthplace: Green, Androscoggin, Maine
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father's name: Marshall Mower Pratt
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mother's name: Martha
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indexing project (batch) number: C52048-1
system origin: Maine-EASy
source film number: 10920
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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

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

1848 Marriage / Partner
Rosetta Ann PRATT and Jacob Anderson SPOFFORD 15 October 1848, Greene, Maine, USA

She was 23 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Greene, Kennebec, Maine
name: Rosetta A Spofford
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Greene, Kennebec, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 24
marital status:
race (original):
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birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1826
dwelling house number: 17
family number: 17
line number: 4
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 258
film number: 443495
digital folder number: 004198848
image number: 00484
Household Gender Age
David Spofford M 68
Jane Spofford F 62
Jacob Spofford M 28
Rosetta A Spofford F 24
Reuby Spofford F 21
Clarrissa Spofford F 15

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1852 Birth of Child
Frank E SPOFFORD was born 27 July 1852, Greene, Maine, USA

Rosetta Ann was 27 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Birth of Child
Frederick P SPOFFORD was born 19 March 1855, Greene, Maine, USA

Rosetta Ann was 29 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

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jacob Anderson SPOFFORD died 11 December 1861, Greene, Maine, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Rosetta Ann PRATT and Samuel MOODY September 1869, Greene, Maine, USA

She was 44 years old.

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

1870 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Rosetta A Moody
estimated birth year: 1825
gender: Female
age in 1870: 45y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age
Saml S Moody M 53y
Rosetta A Moody F 45y
Lorinda Moody F 49y
Frank E Spofford M 17y
Fred P Spofford M 15y

NOTE: Living next to Elbridge Libby & family
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 Marriage of Child
Frank E SPOFFORD married 23 October 1879, Winthrop, Maine, USA to Lucy Ellen WADSWORTH

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)

1884 Marriage of Child
Frederick P SPOFFORD married 4 December 1884, Greene, Maine, USA to Alice Julia PARKER

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

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Rosette A Moody
titles & terms:
residence: Webster town, Androscoggin, Maine
birth date: Jun 1825
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Mother
spouse:
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father's birthplace: Maine
mother:
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mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: Frank E Spofford
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children: 1
number living children: 1
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0033
page: 4
sheet letter: A
family number: 62
reference number: 40
film number: 1240588
image number: 00261
Household Gender Age
child Frank E Spofford M
Lucy E Spofford F
Edson J Spofford M
Rosette A Moody F
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1911 Death of Child
Frank E SPOFFORD died 22 March 1911, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Rosetta Ann was 85 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1915 Death of Child
Frederick P SPOFFORD died 1 April 1915, Greene, Maine, USA

Rosetta Ann was 89 years old.

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany