Eunice PERKINS

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8 February 1833 , Damariscotta, Maine, USA

Died

13 March 1913 , Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 8 February 1833 in Damariscotta, Maine, USA

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Enoch PERKINS

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Mariam (Merriam) JONES

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Eunice PERKINS died 13 March 1913 in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA.

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Birth — 1833
8 February 1833
Damariscotta, Maine, 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 Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine

Name: Eunice Perkins
event: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Damariscotta, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
race (standardized):
birthPlace: Maine
estimated Birth Year: 1833
dwelling house number: 229
family number: 229
Line Number: 17
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 260
Film Number: 443497
Digital Folder Number: 004198850
Image Number: 00247
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Enoch Perkins M 46 Maine
Mariam C Perkins F 45 Maine
William B Perkins M 19 Maine
Lucinda C Perkins F 20 Maine
Mary A Perkins F 12 Maine
Augustus Perkins M 14 Maine
Elbridge Perkins M 13 Maine
Martha Perkins F 9 Maine
Enoch Perkins M 7 Maine
Alonzo Perkins M 5 Maine
Margaret F Perkins F 4 Maine
Albert Perkins M 2 Maine
Eunice Perkins F 17 Maine

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1860 Natick, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Name: Eunice Hunting
Residence: , Middlesex_code, Massachusetts
ward: Natick
Age: 27 years
estimated Birth Year: 1833
birthPlace: Maine
Gender: Female
pAge: 125
family number: 1058
Film Number: 803509
dgs number: 4232238
Image Number: 00131
nara number: M653

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

1865 Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Name: Eunice M Hunting
Age: 32 years
estimated Birth Year: 1833
Gender: Female
Race:
birthPlace: Maine
Marital Status: Married
Residence: Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts
family number: 27
Line Number: 42
Film Number: 0954574
Digital Folder Number: 4287714
Image Number: 00187
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Israel Hunting Junior M 42y Massachusetts
Eunice M Hunting F 32y Maine
Clara A Hunting F 11y Massachusetts
Eddie W Hunting M 1y Massachusetts

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1865 Massachusetts Census
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

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.

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 Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts

name : Eunice M. Hunting
event: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Needham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 47
marital status : Married
occupation : Keeps House
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Wife
birthplace : Maine, United States
birthdate : 1833
spouse's name : Israel Hunting
spouse's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Maine, United States
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : Maine, United States
page : 95
page character : D
entry number : 4566
nara film number : T9-0548
gs film number : 1254548
Digital Folder Number: 004241776
Image Number: 00778
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Israel Hunting M 57 Massachusetts, United States
wife Eunice M. Hunting F 47 Maine, United States
son Eddie W. Hunting M 16 Massachusetts, United States
other Eleazer Boung M 50 Massachusetts, United States

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - 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.

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.

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

1910 Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Name: Eunice M Hunting
birthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Widowed
race : White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year:
father's birthPlace: Maine
mother's birthPlace: Maine
family number: 365
page number: 16
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Eunice M Hunting F 77y Maine
Cora I Hunting F 19y Massachusetts

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Death

Name: Eunice Morse Hunting
titles & terms:
event: Death
Event Date: 13 Mar 1913
Event Place: Wellesley,,Massachusetts
Residence:
street address:
Gender: Female
Age: 80
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation:
Birth Date: 08 Feb 1833
birthPlace: Damariscotta, Maine
estimated Birth Year:
burial date:
burial Place:
cemetery:
father: Enoch Perkins
father's titles & terms:
father's birthPlace:
mother: Jones
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthPlace:
additional relatives:
Spouse: Israel Hunting
volume/ page/ certificate number: 350
Film Number: 2403947
frame number:
Digital Folder Number: 4284183
Image Number: 00363

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ N44V-SG7 : accessed 13 Feb 2013), Eunice Morse Hunting, 1913.

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