Elias UNDERWOOD

Born

abt. 1798 , New York, USA

Died

29 August 1847 , Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

Elias married Mary RICHARDSON 5 September 1842 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary RICHARDSON was born 21 January 1811 in Augusta, Massachusetts (District of Maine). Mary died 2 August 1865 in Michigan, USA.

Parents & Family of Elias UNDERWOOD

Parents of Elias UNDERWOOD

Father

Elias UNDERWOOD

Mother

Perthena SALISBURY

Grandparents of Elias UNDERWOOD

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Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jonathan SALISBURY Mary "Molly" CHILD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elias UNDERWOOD

Elias UNDERWOOD married

Mary RICHARDSON
Marriage date: 5 September 1842
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Children of Elias UNDERWOOD and Mary RICHARDSON

Clarissa UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1844, , Michigan, USA
Died: 4 February 1874, Ottawa, Michigan, USA

Octavia M UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1845, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Augusta Louisa UNDERWOOD

Born: 13 January 1847, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Died: 16 October 1917, Thurston, Washington, USA

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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

1842 Marriage / Partner
Elias UNDERWOOD and Mary RICHARDSON 5 September 1842,

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

Death — 1847
29 August 1847
Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

1847 Birth of Child
Augusta Louisa UNDERWOOD was born 13 January 1847, Jackson, Michigan, USA

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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