Samuel LIBBY

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2 September 1828 , Sabattus, Maine, USA

Died

20 January 1917 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Rufus King LIBBY Roxanna JONES

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Born: 2 September 1828 in Sabattus, Maine, USA

Father: Rufus King LIBBY

Mother: Roxanna JONES

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Samuel married Charlotte M DILL 30 June 1860 in Lewiston, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Charlotte M DILL was born 27 December 1829 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. Charlotte M died 22 April 1893 in Maine, USA.

Samuel LIBBY died 20 January 1917 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.
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Charlotte M DILL
Marriage date: 30 June 1860
Marriage place: Lewiston, Maine, USA
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Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907

groom's name: Samuel L. Libbey

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bride's name: Charlotte M. Dill

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marriage date: 30 Jun 1860

marriage place: Lewiston,Androscoggin,Maine

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indexing project (batch) number: M52051-2

system origin: Maine-ODM

source film number: 11334

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Children of Samuel LIBBY and Charlotte M DILL

Edith G LIBBY

Born: 13 December 1865, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 7 August 1950, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Edmund Russell FIELD 18 February 1904 Place: Lewiston, Maine, USA

Frank Howard LIBBY

Born: 9 February 1869, Lewiston, Maine, USA
Died: 30 July 1958, Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1828
2 September 1828
Sabattus, Maine, USA

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

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Webster, Maine
name: Samuel Lebby
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Webster, Lincoln, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 22
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birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1828
dwelling house number: 57
family number: 58
line number: 14
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 - 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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Samuel LIBBY and Charlotte M DILL 30 June 1860, Lewiston, Maine, USA

He was 31 years old.

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.

1865 Birth of Child
Edith G LIBBY was born 13 December 1865, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Samuel was 37 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
Frank Howard LIBBY was born 9 February 1869, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Samuel was 40 years old.

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.

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

1880 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Samuel M. Libby
residence: Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1829
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Charlotte M. Libby
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
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mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 51 years
occupation: Soap Manufacturer
nara film number: T9-0475
page: 356
page character: B
entry number: 2364
film number: 1254475
Household Gender Age
Samuel M. Libby M 51
spouse Charlotte M. Libby F 50
child Edith G. Libby F 14
child Frank H. Libby M 11
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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

1893 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charlotte M DILL died 22 April 1893, , Maine, USA

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.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901
Samuel Libby, living in Lewiston in 1901
Lewiston Evening Journal, Lewiston, Maine - December 28, 1901

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 Marriage of Child
Edith G LIBBY married 18 February 1904, Lewiston, Maine, USA to Edmund Russell FIELD

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

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

Death — 1917
20 January 1917
Lewiston, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 88.