Rufus King LIBBY

Born

30 September 1788 , Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

7 May 1867 , Sabattus, Maine, USA

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Born: 30 September 1788 in Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Rufus King married Roxanna JONES 17 November 1812 in Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Roxanna JONES was born 17 April 1793 in Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster). Roxanna died 10 November 1842 in Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster).

Rufus King LIBBY died 7 May 1867 in Sabattus, Maine, USA .

son of Mathew Libby and Hannah Hasty

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Roxanna JONES
Marriage date: 17 November 1812
Marriage place: Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Children of Rufus King LIBBY and Roxanna JONES

Ruth J LIBBY

Born: 21 January 1813, Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 12 July 1893, Sabattus, Maine, USA

Married: Phineas WRIGHT 14 January 1837 Place: Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Elizabeth Jane LIBBY

Born: 2 April 1816, Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 24 August 1885, , Maine, USA

Married: Samuel HALEY 21 October 1838 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Rufus LIBBY

Born: 30 July 1817, Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 21 November 1843, Sabattus, Maine, USA

Phineas J LIBBY

Born: 21 June 1821, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 10 November 1852, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Elbridge G LIBBY

Born: 16 January 1825, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: 8 June 1910, Sabattus, Maine, USA

Married: Martha Vaughn GETCHELL 9 June 1850 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

Samuel LIBBY

Born: 2 September 1828, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: 20 January 1917, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Charlotte M DILL 30 June 1860 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Charles LIBBY

Born: abt. 1830, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1831, Sabattus, Maine, USA

Charles E LIBBY

Born: 7 May 1834, Sabattus, Maine, USA
Died: ,

Married: Sarah Elizabeth COLBY 28 May 1859 Place: Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

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Birth — 1788
30 September 1788
Scarborough, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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.

1812 Marriage / Partner
Rufus King LIBBY and Roxanna JONES 17 November 1812, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

He was 24 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Ruth J LIBBY was born 21 January 1813, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Rufus King was 24 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Jane LIBBY was born 2 April 1816, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Rufus King was 27 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Birth of Child
Rufus LIBBY was born 30 July 1817, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Rufus King was 28 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Phineas J LIBBY was born 21 June 1821, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Rufus King was 32 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Elbridge G LIBBY was born 16 January 1825, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Rufus King was 36 years old.

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.

1828 Birth of Child
Samuel LIBBY was born 2 September 1828, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Rufus King was 39 years old.

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

1834 Birth of Child
Charles E LIBBY was born 7 May 1834, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Rufus King was 45 years old.

1837 Marriage of Child
Ruth J LIBBY married 14 January 1837, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster) to Phineas WRIGHT

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth Jane LIBBY married 21 October 1838, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Samuel HALEY

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

1842 Death of Spouse/Partner
Roxanna JONES died 10 November 1842, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Death of Child
Rufus LIBBY died 21 November 1843, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

Rufus King was 55 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 Webster, Maine
name: Rufus R Lebby
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Webster, Lincoln, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 55
marital status:
race (original):
race (expanded):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1795
dwelling house number: 57
family number: 58
line number: 12
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 259
film number: 443498
digital folder number: 004198851
image number: 00653
Household Gender Age
Rufus R Lebby M 55
Betsey Lebbey F 55
Samuel Lebby M 22
Charles Lebby M 19

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 Marriage of Child
Elbridge G LIBBY married 9 June 1850, Brunswick, Maine, USA to Martha Vaughn GETCHELL

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1852 Death of Child
Phineas J LIBBY died 10 November 1852, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Rufus King was 64 years old.

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

1859 Marriage of Child
Charles E LIBBY married 28 May 1859, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster) to Sarah Elizabeth COLBY

1860 Webster, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Rufus H Libbey
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Webster
age: 71 years
estimated birth year: 1789
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male
page: 2
family number: 20
film number: 803432
dgs number: 4231243
image number: 00246
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1860 Marriage of Child
Samuel LIBBY married 30 June 1860, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Charlotte M DILL

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.

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Golder Cemetery Sabattus Androscoggin County Maine, USA

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Death — 1867
7 May 1867
Sabattus, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 78.

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Golder Cemetery Sabattus Androscoggin County Maine, USA

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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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