Roxanna JONES

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17 April 1793 , Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

10 November 1842 , Sabattus, Maine, USA

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Born: 17 April 1793 in Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Roxanna married Rufus King LIBBY 17 November 1812 in Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Rufus King LIBBY was born 30 September 1788 in Scarborough, Maine, USA (Scarboro). Rufus King died 7 May 1867 in Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster).

Roxanna JONES died 10 November 1842 in Sabattus, Maine, USA .

daughter of Phineas Jones and Ruth Ames

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Rufus King LIBBY
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 — 1793
17 April 1793
Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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

She was 19 years old.

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

Roxanna was 19 years old.

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

Roxanna was 22 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)

Roxanna was 24 years old.

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

Roxanna was 28 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)

Roxanna was 31 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)

Roxanna was 35 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)

Roxanna was 41 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

Death — 1842
10 November 1842
Sabattus, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 49.

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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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