Lucinda BUXTON

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December 1832 , Douglas, Massachusetts, USA

Died

abt. 1917 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: December 1832 in Douglas, Massachusetts, USA

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Lucinda married Obediah GEORGE 26 November 1858 in Douglas, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Obediah GEORGE was born November 1836 in Ohio, USA. Obediah died 24 August 1904 in Webster, Massachusetts, USA.

Lucinda BUXTON died abt. 1917 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Lucinda BUXTON

Lucinda BUXTON married

Obediah GEORGE
Marriage date: 26 November 1858
Marriage place: Douglas, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Name: Lucinda Buxton

Age: 25

Birth Year: abt 1833

Birth Place: Douglas

Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1858

Marriage Place: Douglas, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Daniel Buxton

Spouse: Obediah George

Name: Obediah George

Age: 22

Birth Year: abt 1836

Birth Place: Ohio

Marriage Date: 26 Nov 1858

Marriage Place: Douglas, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Milton George

Mother: Judith George

Spouse: Lucinda Buxton

Children of Obediah GEORGE and Lucinda BUXTON

Lulu May GEORGE

Born: 18 January 1868, Webster, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1956, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Frank Ellsworth THOMPSON 6 January 1886 Place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1832
December 1832
Douglas, Massachusetts, USA

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Lucinda BUXTON and Obediah GEORGE 26 November 1858, Douglas, Massachusetts, USA (East Douglas)

She was 26 years old.

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.

1868 Birth of Child
Lulu May GEORGE was born 18 January 1868, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Lucinda was 35 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Webster, Massachusetts

Name: Lucinda George
Age in 1870: 37
Birth Year: abt 1833
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Dwelling Number: 38
Home in 1870: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Webster
Occupation: Keeping House
Inferred Spouse: Obadiah George
Inferred Children: Olis M George
Willie George
Lula George
Household Members:
Name Age
Obadiah George 33
Lucinda George 37
Olis M George 9
Willie George 5
Lula George 2

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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.

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 - Webster, Massachusetts

Name: Lucinda George
Age: 47
Birth Date: Abt 1833
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Webster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Obidiah George
Father's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Mother's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Occupation: Keeping House
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Household Members:
Name Age
Obidiah George 44
Lucinda George 47
Milton George 19
Willie George 15
Lulua George

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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 Marriage of Child
Lulu May GEORGE married 6 January 1886, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA to Frank Ellsworth THOMPSON

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 - Oxford, Massachusetts

Name: Lucinda B George
Age: 67
Birth Date: Dec 1832
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts
Sheet Number: 1
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 18
Family Number: 18
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Obediah George
Marriage Year: 1859
Father's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Mother's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Mother: Number of Living Children: 3
Mother: How Many Children: 5
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Obediah George 63
Lucinda B George 67
Otis M George 39
Lulu Thompson 30
Frank Thompson 37
Georgia Thompson 14
Ada Thompson 11
Charles Thompson 7
Josie Thompson 3
Evelyn L Thompson 10/ 12

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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
Obediah GEORGE died 24 August 1904, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

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

Name: Lucinda George
Death Date: 1917
Death Place: Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 68
Page Number: 257
Index Volume Number: 68
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.68

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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