Eleanor BRAYTON

Born

27 May 1821 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

4 August 1873 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Eleanor married David DURFEE 27 December 1842 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
David DURFEE was born 3 May 1815 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . David died 12 September 1893 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . David was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL .

Parents & Family of Eleanor BRAYTON

Parents of Eleanor BRAYTON

Father

Thomas BRAYTON

Mother

Marietta ALBERT

Grandparents of Eleanor BRAYTON

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Eleanor BRAYTON

Eleanor BRAYTON married

David DURFEE
Marriage date: 27 December 1842
Marriage place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
David DURFEE was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL

Children of David DURFEE and Eleanor BRAYTON

Marietta B DURFEE

Born: 23 October 1843, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 22 June 1928, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Ferdinand DURFEE

Born: 16 July 1845, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

Harriet L DURFEE

Born: 16 July 1848, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 25 January 1938, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Sarah Elizabeth DURFEE

Born: 22 December 1857, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 19 January 1946, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

George T DURFEE

Born: 11 December 1860, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 24 July 1933, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1821
27 May 1821
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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
Eleanor BRAYTON and David DURFEE 27 December 1842, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

She was 21 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Marietta B DURFEE was born 23 October 1843, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Eleanor was 22 years old.

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

1845 Birth of Child
Ferdinand DURFEE was born 16 July 1845, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Eleanor was 24 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Harriet L DURFEE was born 16 July 1848, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Eleanor was 27 years old.

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.

1857 Birth of Child
Sarah Elizabeth DURFEE was born 22 December 1857, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Eleanor was 36 years old.

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

1860 Birth of Child
George T DURFEE was born 11 December 1860, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Eleanor was 39 years old.

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