Persis M CHURCHILL

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17 September 1827 , Raymond, Maine, USA

Died

11 February 1905 , Lewiston, Maine, USA

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Born: 17 September 1827 in Raymond, Maine, USA

Father: Unknown

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Persis M married Samuel HODGDON 27 December 1850 in Raymond, Maine, USA . Samuel HODGDON was born 12 February 1827 in Otisfield, Maine, USA. Samuel died 13 October 1904 in Raymond, Maine, USA.

Persis M CHURCHILL died 11 February 1905 in Lewiston, Maine, USA.

Daughter of Matthew Churchill and Dorothy Hall

NOTE: owned and operated the boarding house in Lewiston where Jean B. Jacques resided at the time of the murder

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Persis M CHURCHILL married

Samuel HODGDON
Marriage date: 27 December 1850
Marriage place: Raymond, Maine, USA

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Children.

1. Lucy Hodgdon, d. in infancy.

2. Elizabeth Hodgdon, b. Sept. 30, 1856; m. Horace Strout.

3. Samuel Hodgdon, b. Sept. 9, 1859; m. Fannie McNally, d. Mar 6, 1930. Buried in N. Raymond, Maine.

4. Ellen Hodgdon, b. Sept. 5, 1861; m. Hadley Hunt.

5. Mabel Hodgdon, b. May 23, 1863; m. Zenas Haines.

6. Alfred Lyman Hodgdon, b. June 6, 1865.

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Birth — 1827
17 September 1827
Raymond, 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 Marriage / Partner
Persis M CHURCHILL and Samuel HODGDON 27 December 1850, Raymond, Maine, USA

She was 23 years old.

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.

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 Raymond, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Persis Hodgdon
estimated Birth Year: 1828
Gender: Female
age in 1870: 42y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Samuel Hodgdon M 43y Maine
Persis Hodgdon F 42y Maine
Lizzie Hodgdon F 13y Maine
Samuel P Hodgdon M 10y Maine
Nellie Hodgdon F 8y Maine
Mabel Hodgdon F 7y Maine
Fredric Hodgdon M 5y Maine

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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)

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

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 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine

Name: Perces M Hodgdon
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Residence: Lewiston city, Androscoggin, Maine
Birth Date: Sep 1827
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
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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: Perces M Hodgdon
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 50
estimated marriage year: 1850
mother how many children: 7
number living children: 4
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0019
pAge: 7
sheet letter: B
family number: 127
reference number: 95
Film Number: 1240587
Image Number: 00636
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Perces M Hodgdon F Maine
son Samuel Hodgdon M Maine
son Alfred L Hodgdon M Maine
lodger Belle Varney F Maine
lodger John Gee M England
lodger John Hartley M England

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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.

1904 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel HODGDON died 13 October 1904, Raymond, Maine, USA

Obituary

Mrs. Persis M. Hodgdon

Mrs. Persis M. Hodgdon of Lewiston died Saturday morning at her home, 147 Park street, aged 77 years.

Mrs. Hodgdon was born in North Raymond, Sept. 17, 1827, and was the daughter of Matthew and Dorothy (Hall) Churchill.

In early life she was a mill operative, learning to weave in one of the mills in Biddeford and later worked in the mill of the Hamilton Corporation in Lowell, Mass. During her residence in Lowell, she became acquainted with Samuel S. Hodgdon, whom she married. He died last October. Four children survive her, namely, Samuel S. Hodgdon, Alfred L. Hodgdon and Nellie Hodgkins, wife of John P. Hodgkins, all of Lewiston, and Mabel Haines, now residing in Portland, Oregon. Her oldest child, Elizabeth, died some years ago at Raymond. Two children died in early infancy.

Mrs. Hodgdon came to Lewiston on her fiftieth birthday and as she was wont to say, with just $50 in her pocket. She lived for several years on lower Lisbon street, keeping a

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