Oliver B ADAMS

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11 November 1837 , Kennebunkport, Maine, USA

Died

13 February 1901 , Biddeford, Maine, USA

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Born: 11 November 1837 in Kennebunkport, Maine, USA

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Oliver B was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Oliver B ADAMS died 13 February 1901 in Biddeford, Maine, USA .
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1837 Birth
Name: Oliver B. Adams
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
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Birth Date: 11 Nov 1837
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Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Robert Adams
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Susan Adams
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01372-4
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film number: 10601
Reference ID: p 109

'Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ FW15-3BY : accessed 27 Oct 2013), Oliver B. Adams, 11 Nov 1837.
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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 Kennebunkport, York, Maine
Name: Oliver B Adams
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Kennebunkport, York, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 12
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
Birthplace: Maine
Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
House Number: 162
Family Number: 167
Line Number: 34
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 274
GS Film number: 443511
Digital Folder Number: 004198864
Image Number: 00243
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Robert Adams M 42 Maine
Susan Adams F 41 Maine
Silas P Adams M 16 Maine
Robert B Adams M 14 Maine
Oliver B Adams M 12 Maine
Lydia E Adams F 10 Maine
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Biddeford, York, Maine
Name: Oliver B Adams
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Minor Civil Division: The City Of Biddeford
Age (Expanded): 22 years
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birthplace:
Gender:
Page: 32
Household ID:
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film number: 803450
Digital Folder Number: 4231261
Image Number: 00187
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Biddeford, York, Maine
Name: Oliver B Adams
Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 32y
Race: White
Birthplace: Maine
Event Place: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Oliver B Adams M 32y Maine
Maria Adams F 23y Maine
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.

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 Biddeford, York, Maine
Name: Oliver B. Adams
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Biddeford, York, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Carpenter
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birthplace: Maine, United States
Birth Date: 1838
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Birthplace:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Page: 101
Page Letter: D
Entry Number: 79
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0490
GS Film number: 1254490
Digital Folder Number: 004241593
Image Number: 00792
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.

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 Death
Name: Oliver B Adams
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Feb 1901
Event Place: Biddeford,,
Gender: Male
Age: 63
Birth Year (Estimated): 1838
Father's Name: Robert Adams
Mother's Name: Susan Benson
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
GS Film number: 9885
Digital Folder Number: 4543963
Image Number: 01122

'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZ3Q-YQ1 : accessed 27 Oct 2013), Oliver B Adams, 1901.
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Burial Information
Name: Oliver B Adams
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Feb 1901
Event Place: Biddeford, Maine, United States
Birth Date: 11 Nov 1837
Birthplace: Kennebunkport, Maine
GS Film number: 001001826
Digital Folder Number: 005246536
Image Number: 00182

'Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KXQC-6SN : accessed 24 Oct 2013), Oliver B Adams, 1901.