Sarah Eliza GROVES

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20 September 1844 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

17 December 1899 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Levins GROVES Martha Choice DRAPER

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Born: 20 September 1844 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Levins GROVES

Mother: Martha Choice DRAPER

Paternal grandparents: Peter GROVES , Jemima ALLEN

Maternal grandparents: Josiah DRAPER , Anna COLE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Sarah Eliza married Edward Hall DAVENPORT 12 March 1867 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Edward Hall DAVENPORT was born 4 September 1845 in Heath, Massachusetts, USA. Edward Hall died 23 April 1930 in Orlando, Florida, USA. Edward Hall was the child of John DAVENPORT and Hannah HALL.

Sarah Eliza GROVES died 17 December 1899 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .

Possibly owned property at Little Alum Pond in Brimfield, Massachusetts.

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Edward Hall DAVENPORT
Marriage date: 12 March 1867
Marriage place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841–1925
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Edward Hall DAVENPORT was the child of John DAVENPORT and Hannah HALL

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Name: Edward H Davenport

Age: 21

Birth Year: abt 1846

Birth Place: Shelburne MS

Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1867

Marriage Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Davenport

Mother: Hannah Davenport

Spouse: Sarah E Groves

Name: Sarah E Groves

Age: 21

Birth Year: abt 1846

Birth Place: Brimfield

Marriage Date: 14 Mar 1867

Marriage Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Levins Groves

Mother: Martha C Groves

Spouse: Edward H Davenport

Children of Edward Hall DAVENPORT and Sarah Eliza GROVES

William Chester DAVENPORT

Born: 7 February 1867, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 May 1948, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sadie Lucinda MACALLISTER 3 September 1895 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Emma DAVENPORT

Born: 18 October 1870, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 February 1934, Philipstown, Putnam, New York, USA

Married: George Chamberlain PLIMPTON 28 December 1892 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Ida Mae DAVENPORT

Born: 27 February 1877, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 January 1960, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Harrison Carpenter CLARKE 12 December 1907 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Arthur Edward DAVENPORT

Born: 22 April 1882, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: June 1964, , Florida, USA

Married: Alma May THOMPSON 25 December 1906 Place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

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Birth — 1844
20 September 1844
Brimfield, Massachusetts, 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 - 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

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.

1867 Marriage / Partner
Sarah Eliza GROVES and Edward Hall DAVENPORT 12 March 1867, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

She was 22 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
William Chester DAVENPORT was born 7 February 1867, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Sarah Eliza was 22 years old.

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Sarah Devenport
Age in 1870: 24
Birth Year: abt 1846
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Dwelling Number: 71
Home in 1870: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Three Rivers
Occupation: Keeping House
Inferred Spouse: Edward H Devenport
Inferred Children: Willie Devenport
Household Members:
Name Age
Edward H Devenport 24
Sarah Devenport 24
Willie Devenport 2

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1870 Birth of Child
Emma DAVENPORT was born 18 October 1870, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Sarah Eliza was 26 years old.

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

1877 Birth of Child
Ida Mae DAVENPORT was born 27 February 1877, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Sarah Eliza was 32 years old.

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 - Brimfield, Massachusetts
Name: Sarah E. Davenport
Age: 35
Birth Date: Abt 1845
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1880: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Dwelling Number: 56
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Edward Davenport
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Occupation: Keeping House
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Household Members:
Name Age
Edward Davenport 34
Sarah E. Davenport 35
Willis C. Davenport 12
Emma L. Davenport 9
Ida M. Davenport 3

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1882 Birth of Child
Arthur Edward DAVENPORT was born 22 April 1882, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Sarah Eliza was 37 years old.

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

1892 Marriage of Child
Emma DAVENPORT married 28 December 1892, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to George Chamberlain PLIMPTON

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Marriage of Child
William Chester DAVENPORT married 3 September 1895, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to Sadie Lucinda MACALLISTER

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.