Matilda W KEENEN

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abt. 1821 , Monmouth, Maine, USA

Died

28 March 1907 , Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Born: abt. 1821 in Monmouth, Maine, USA

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Matilda W married David Moulton FRENCH 20 October 1844 in Brunswick, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
David Moulton FRENCH was born 21 May 1821 in Porter, Maine, USA (Porterfield Plantation). David Moulton died 24 June 1871 in Portland, Maine, USA (Deering).

Matilda W KEENEN died 28 March 1907 in Brunswick, Maine, USA.

Daughter of Luther Keenen and Louisa Gray

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Matilda W KEENEN married

David Moulton FRENCH
Marriage date: 20 October 1844
Marriage place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

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Name: David French

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Spouse's Name: Matilda Kennon

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Event Date: 20 Oct 1844

Event Place: Brunswick,Cumberland,Maine

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50296-2

System Origin: Maine-ODM

GS Film number: 10595

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"Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch.org : 4 December 2014), David French and Matilda Kennon, 20 Oct 1844; citing Brunswick,Cumberland,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,595.

Children of David Moulton FRENCH and Matilda W KEENEN

Samuel William FRENCH

Born: 30 August 1850, Gardiner, Maine, USA
Died: 25 June 1916, Augusta, Maine, USA

Married: Celia Ann EDWARDS 5 October 1878 Place: Brunswick, Maine, USA

David Albion FRENCH

Born: 27 February 1857, Gardiner, Maine, USA
Died: 13 September 1934, Elizabeth City, Virginia, USA

Married: Eunice Hannah COBB 20 November 1892 Place: Bath, Maine, USA

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Androscoggin's Secret - Based on the 1900 murder of Jessie Cobb in Lewiston, Maine
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1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

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

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.

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)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Matilda W KEENEN and David Moulton FRENCH 20 October 1844, Brunswick, Maine, 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 Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine
name: Matilda A French
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Gardiner, Kennebec, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 28
marital status:
race (original):
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birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1822
dwelling house number: 213
family number: 264
line number: 4
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 257
film number: 443494
digital folder number: 004198847
image number: 00042
Household Gender Age Birthplace
David M French M 29 New Hampshire
Matilda A French F 28 Maine
Angeline S Keenan F 20 Maine
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1850 Birth of Child
Samuel William FRENCH was born 30 August 1850, Gardiner, Maine, USA

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
David Albion FRENCH was born 27 February 1857, Gardiner, Maine, USA

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 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: David M French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 40 years
estimated birth year: 1820
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

name: Matilda W French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 38 years
estimated birth year: 1822
birthplace: Maine
gender: Female

name: Samuel French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 9 years
estimated birth year: 1851
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

name: Albion French
residence: , Androscoggin, Maine
ward: Lewiston
age: 2 years
estimated birth year: 1858
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male

page: 35
family number: 291
film number: 803432
dgs number: 4231243
image number: 00317
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: Matilda French
estimated birth year: 1822
gender: Female
age in 1870: 48y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
David M French M 50y Maine
Matilda French F 48y Maine
Wm S French M 18y Maine
David A French M 13y Maine
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.

1871 Death of Spouse/Partner
David Moulton FRENCH died 24 June 1871, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

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.

1878 Marriage of Child
Samuel William FRENCH married 5 October 1878, Brunswick, Maine, USA to Celia Ann EDWARDS

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

1880 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: Matilda W. French
residence: Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
birthdate: 1822
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 58 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0488
page: 78
page character: B
entry number: 850
film number: 1254488
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

1892 Marriage of Child
David Albion FRENCH married 20 November 1892, Bath, Maine, USA to Eunice Hannah COBB

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 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine
name: Matilda W French
titles & terms:
event: Census
event date: 1900
event place: ED 211 Bath city Ward 7, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States
birth date: May 1820
birthplace: Maine
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Maine
mother's birthplace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
years married:
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mother how many children: 3
number living children: 2
immigration year:
page: 4
sheet letter: A
family number: 68
reference number: 18
film number: 1240599
digital folder number: 004120199
image number: 00221
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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.

Death
Name: Matilda W French
[Matilda W Keenen]
Gender: Female
Age: 85
Birth Date: abt 1822
Death Date: 28 Mar 1907
Death Place: Brunswick
Registration Place: Brunswick, Cumberland
Spouse: David M
Father: Luther
Mother: Louisa

Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
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Oak Grove Cemetery Bath Sagadahoc County Maine, USA

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Oak Grove Cemetery Bath Sagadahoc County Maine, USA

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