Martha GERRY

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8 October 1829 , Robbinston, Maine, USA

Died

abt. 1900 ,

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Born: 8 October 1829 in Robbinston, Maine, USA

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Seth GARY (GERRY)

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Mary STETSON

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Seth GARY Zilpha PIERCE

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Martha GERRY died abt. 1900

married ? Stoddard

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Birth — 1829
8 October 1829
Robbinston, Maine, USA

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

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

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 Freeport, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Martha A Stoddard
estimated Birth Year: 1829
Gender: Female
age in 1870: 41y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Maine
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Rufus Stoddard M 48y Maine
Martha A Stoddard F 41y Maine
Luella Stoddard F 16y Maine
Emma R Stoddard F 13y Maine
Eugene R Stoddard M 10y Maine
Lucy M Stoddard F 8y Maine
Hattie L Stoddard F 5y Maine
William H Stoddard M 8m Maine

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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 Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine

name : Martha A. Stodard
event: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 52
marital status : Married
occupation : Keeping House
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Wife
birthplace : Maine, United States
birthdate : 1828
spouse's name : Rufus Stodard
spouse's birthplace : Maine, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Maine, United States
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : Maine, United States
page : 604
page character : B
entry number : 318
nara film number : T9-0478
gs film number : 1254478
Digital Folder Number: 004241563
Image Number: 00600
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Rufus Stodard M 58 Maine, United States
wife Martha A. Stodard F 52 Maine, United States
daughter Luella Stodard F 26 Maine, United States
daughter Emma R. Stodard F 23 Maine, United States
son Eugene R. Stodard M 20 Maine,

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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

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

1900 Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine

Name: Martha A Stoddard
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event: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 85 Yarmouth town, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Birth Date: Nov 1827
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
race or color (standardized): White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 47
estimated marriage year: 1853
mother how many children: 0
number living children: 0
Immigration Year:
pAge: 5
sheet letter: A
family number: 111
reference number: 44
Film Number: 1240591
Digital Folder Number: 004119818
Image Number: 00981
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Rufus Stoddard M 78 Maine
wife Martha A Stoddard F 73 Maine

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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