Elbridge Joseph GERRY

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24 June 1825 , Robbinston, Maine, USA

Died

31 January 1898 , Robbinston, Maine, USA

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Seth GARY (GERRY)Mary STETSON

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Born: 24 June 1825 in Robbinston, Maine, USA

Father: Seth GARY (GERRY)

Mother: Mary STETSON

Paternal grandparents: Seth GARY , Zilpha PIERCE

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Elbridge Joseph married Emmeline Gates NASH 18 November 1847 in Robbinston, Maine, USA . Emmeline Gates NASH was born 21 December 1827 in Calais, Maine, USA. Emmeline Gates died 13 November 1856 in Robbinston, Maine, USA.

Elbridge Joseph married (2) Sophia Teresa JONES 21 July 1858 in Calais, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Sophia Teresa JONES was born 31 December 1838 in Calais, Maine, USA. Sophia Teresa died 28 August 1904 in Robbinston, Maine, USA.

Elbridge Joseph GERRY died 31 January 1898 in Robbinston, Maine, USA.

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Elbridge Joseph GERRY married

Emmeline Gates NASH
Marriage date: 18 November 1847
Marriage place: Robbinston, Maine, USA
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"Gary Genealogy The Descendants of Arthur Gary of Roxbury, Massachusetts with an Account of the Posterity of Stephen Gary of Charlestown, Massachusetts and also of a South Carolina Family of this Name" by Lawrence Brainerd, Boston, Massachusetts, 1918; Page 178-179

groom's name: Mr Elbridge P. Gerry

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indexing project (batch) number: I00829-8

system origin: Maine-EASy

source film number: 11735

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"Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 Dec 2012), Mr Elbridge P. Gerry and Miss Emeline G. Nash, 18 Nov 1847; citing reference , FHL microfilm 11735.

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Elbridge Joseph GERRY married

Sophia Teresa JONES
Marriage date: 21 July 1858
Marriage place: Calais, Maine, USA
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groom's name: Elbridge Gerry

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bride's name: Sophia Jones

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marriage date: 21 Jul 1858

marriage place: Calais, Washington, Maine

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indexing project (batch) number: M52306-1

system origin: Maine-EASy

source film number: 10624

reference number: 173

"Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 12 Dec 2012), Elbridge Gerry and Sophia Jones, 21 Jul 1858; citing reference 173, FHL microfilm 10624.

Children of Elbridge Joseph GERRY and Sophia Teresa JONES

Mabel Stella GERRY

Born: 12 December 1859, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: 21 October 1907, Manhattan, New York, USA

Married: Frank Wood HAVILAND 31 October 1888 Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA

Nellie S T GERRY

Born: 8 May 1861, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1955, , Maine, USA

Mary (Mame) GERRY

Born: 21 October 1862, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: 9 June 1900, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Married: John Fremont BROOKS 5 September 1885 Place: Robbinston, Maine, USA

Edith J GERRY

Born: 29 August 1864, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1948,

Seth Stetson GERRY

Born: 23 December 1866, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: abt. 1925, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Married: Grace E CONNICK (CORMICK) 24 October 1899 Place: , Maine, USA

Max K GERRY

Born: 27 May 1869, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: 26 November 1940, Greeley, Colorado, USA

Married: Mary R THOMPSON 24 June 1891 Place: Greeley, Colorado, USA

Married: Florence W PENNINGTON 8 March 1930

Christine Felt GERRY

Born: 31 July 1871, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: 11 August 1946, Calais, Maine, USA

Married: John Gregg BECKETT 31 July 1893 Place: Calais, Maine, USA

Kathleen "Katie" GERRY

Born: 22 August 1873, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: 10 October 1961, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Married: George W OLIVER 19 September 1914 Place: Arlington, Massachusetts, USA

Elbridge Joseph GERRY

Born: 15 November 1878, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: 27 November 1902, Greeley, Colorado, USA

Married: Emma Petrina (Pauline) ANDERSSON 1 March 1898 Place: Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Louise Cuyler GERRY

Born: 12 June 1883, Robbinston, Maine, USA
Died: 21 June 1962, Robbinston, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1825
24 June 1825
Robbinston, Maine, USA

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)

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

1847 Marriage / Partner
Elbridge Joseph GERRY and Emmeline Gates NASH 18 November 1847, Robbinston, Maine, USA

He was 22 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Robbinston, Washington, Maine

Name: Elbridge Gerry
event: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Robbinston, Washington, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
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birthPlace: Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1826
dwelling house number: 83
family number: 83
Line Number: 39
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 272
Film Number: 443510
Digital Folder Number: 004198863
Image Number: 00204
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Seth Gerry M 63 Massachusetts
Mary Gerry F 54 New Brunswick
Emeline Gerry F 20 Maine
Wm P Gerry M 16 Maine
Esther L Gerry F 14 Maine
George W Gerry M 8 Maine
Elbridge Gerry M 24 Maine
Emeline Gerry F 22 Maine

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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Death of Spouse/Partner
Emmeline Gates NASH died 13 November 1856, Robbinston, Maine, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Elbridge Joseph GERRY and Sophia Teresa JONES 21 July 1858, Calais, Maine, USA

He was 33 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Birth of Child
Mabel Stella GERRY was born 12 December 1859, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 34 years old.

1860 Robbinston, Washington, Maine

Name: Elbridge J Gerry
Residence: , Washington, Maine
ward: Robbinston
Age: 33 years
estimated Birth Year: 1827
birthPlace: Maine
Gender: Male

Name: Sophia T Gerry
Residence: , Washington, Maine
ward: Robbinston
Age: 21 years
estimated Birth Year: 1839
birthPlace: Maine
Gender: Female

Name: Mabel Gerry
Residence: , Washington, Maine
ward: Robbinston
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birthPlace: Maine
Gender: Female

pAge: 12
family number: 70
Film Number: 803454
dgs number: 4231314
Image Number: 00017
nara number: M653

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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

1861 Birth of Child
Nellie S T GERRY was born 8 May 1861, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 35 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
Mary (Mame) GERRY was born 21 October 1862, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 37 years old.

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)

1864 Birth of Child
Edith J GERRY was born 29 August 1864, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 39 years old.

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.

1866 Birth of Child
Seth Stetson GERRY was born 23 December 1866, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 41 years old.

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

1869 Birth of Child
Max K GERRY was born 27 May 1869, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 43 years old.

1870 Robbinston, Washington, Maine

Name: Elbridge J Gerry
estimated Birth Year: 1825
Gender: Male
age in 1870: 45y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Elbridge J Gerry M 45y Maine
Sophia T Gerry F 31y Maine
Mabel Gerry F 10y Maine
Nellie Gerry F 9y Maine
Mary Gerry F 7y Maine
Edith Gerry F 5y Maine
Seth Gerry M 3y Maine
Max Gerry M 1y Maine

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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1871 Birth of Child
Christine Felt GERRY was born 31 July 1871, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 46 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Kathleen "Katie" GERRY was born 22 August 1873, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 48 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Elbridge Joseph GERRY was born 15 November 1878, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 53 years old.

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

1880 Robbinston, Washington, Maine

Name: Ellridge Gerry
Residence: Robbinston, Washington, Maine
birthdate: 1825
birthPlace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's Name: Sophia Gerry
spouse's birthPlace: Maine, United States
father's Name:
father's birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's Name:
mother's birthPlace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 55 years
Occupation: Blacksmith
nara Film Number: T9-0489
pAge: 156
page character: A
entry number: 2038
Film Number: 1254489
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Ellridge Gerry M 55 Maine, United States
wife Sophia Gerry F 41 Maine, United States
dau Mable Gerry F 20 Maine, United States
dau Nellie Gerry F 19 Maine, United States
dau Mary Gerry F 17 Maine, United States
dau Edith Gerry F 15 Maine, United States
son Seth S. Gerry M 13 Maine, United States
son Max K. Gerry M 11 Maine, United States
dau Christine

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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.

1883 Birth of Child
Louise Cuyler GERRY was born 12 June 1883, Robbinston, Maine, USA

Elbridge Joseph was 58 years old.

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

1885 Marriage of Child
Mary (Mame) GERRY married 5 September 1885, Robbinston, Maine, USA to John Fremont BROOKS

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Marriage of Child
Mabel Stella GERRY married 31 October 1888, Brooklyn, New York, USA to Frank Wood HAVILAND

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

1891 Marriage of Child
Max K GERRY married 24 June 1891, Greeley, Colorado, USA to Mary R THOMPSON

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1893 Marriage of Child
Christine Felt GERRY married 31 July 1893, Calais, Maine, USA to John Gregg BECKETT

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Death

Name: Elbridge Gerry
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 31 Jan 1898
Event Place: Robbinston,,Maine
Gender: Male
Age: 72
estimated Birth Year: 1826
father: Seth Gerry
mother: Mary Stetson
Spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
Film Number: 9947
dgs number: 4544458
Image Number: 01560

'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZQW-665 : accessed 12 Dec 2012), Seth Gerry in entry for Elbridge Gerry, 1898.

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Elbridge Joseph GERRY - Grave Lot 10A and 11A Seth Gerry, d. 2/29/1864, age 76 Mary, wife of Seth Gerry, d. 6/22/1868, age 67 Katie G Oliver, 1873-1961 Nellie S T Gerr

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Lot 10A and 11A
Seth Gerry, d. 2/ 29/ 1864, age 76
Mary, wife of Seth Gerry, d. 6/ 22/ 1868, age 67
Katie G Oliver, 1873-1961
Nellie S T Gerry, 1861-1955
Edith J Gerry, 1864-1948
Seth S Gerry, 1866-1925
Grace C 1881-1954
Lucy A (Leland), Dau of Seth & Mary Gerry 1827-1873
Elbridge J Gerry Jr 1878-1902 buried in Greeley, CO
Elbridge J Gerry 1825-1904
Mabel Gerry wife of Frank W Haviland 1859-1907
George E son of Seth & Mary Gerry d 9/ 9/ 1858 age 17yrs 5mos
(Stone is down and broken)
Charlotte wife of Ezra ------ (Stone down and broken)
Ann (Gerry)Beard 11/ 8/ 1907-6/ 29/ 1988 (dau of Seth S &Grace*)
Joseph (No dates)

Brewer Cemetery Robbinston Washington County Maine, USA

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