Thomas Russell GERRY

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8 December 1794 , Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

6 October 1848 , New Rochelle, New York, USA

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Elbridge Thomas GERRY Ann THOMPSON

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Born: 8 December 1794 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Elbridge Thomas GERRY

Mother: Ann THOMPSON

Paternal grandparents: Thomas GERRY , Elizabeth GREENLEAF

Thomas Russell GERRY died 6 October 1848 in New Rochelle, New York, USA.

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Hannah Green Goelet (1804 - 1845)

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Elbridge Thomas Gerry (1837 - 1927)

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Birth — 1794
8 December 1794
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

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)

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name: Thomas R. Gerry
gender: Male
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death date: 08 Oct 1845
death place: Manhattan, New York, New York
age: 50
birth date: 1795
birthplace: Massts.
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indexing project (batch) number: B05582-3
system origin: New York-EASy
source film number: 447550
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'New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FD1K-R2X : accessed 11 Dec 2012), Thomas R. Gerry, 1795; citing reference , FHL microfilm 447550.
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1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

Death — 1848
6 October 1848
New Rochelle, New York, USA
He died at the age of 53.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state