William Henry TRUE

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1 March 1825 , Freeport, Maine, USA

Died

23 January 1897 , Portland, Maine, USA

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Born: 1 March 1825 in Freeport, Maine, USA

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William Henry was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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William Henry TRUE died 23 January 1897 in Portland, Maine, USA .

Parents:
William True (____ - 1858)
Eunice True (____ - 1856)

Spouse:
Lydia Augusta Holden True (1827 - 1883)*

Children:
William Marcellus True (1850 - 1854)*
Julia A True Grimmer (1852 - 1916)*
Addie Louise True (1854 - 1856)*
Charles Henry True (1857 - 1857)*
William H. True (1860 - 1987)*
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1825 Birth
Name: William H. True
Gender: Male
Christening Date:
Christening Place:
Birth Date: 01 Mar 1825
Birthplace: FREEPORT,CUMBERLAND,MAINE
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race:
Father's Name: Solomon True
Father's Birthplace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Ann Morse
Mother's Birthplace:
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50338-1
System Origin: Maine-ODM
GS Film number: 10917
Reference ID:

'Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F4C3-7PX : accessed 28 Oct 2013), William H. True, 01 Mar 1825.
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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)

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.

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 Portland, Cumberland, Maine

Name: William H True
Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 42y
Race: White
Birthplace: Maine
Event Place: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
William H True M 42y Maine
Lydia A True F 43y Maine
Julia A True F 18y Maine
William H True M 9y Maine
Martha W Holmes F 18y 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 Portland, Cumberland, Maine
Name: William H. True
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Doctor
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Maine, United States
Birth Date: 1827
Spouse's Name: Augustus True
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: 56
Page Letter: B
Entry Number: 181
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0478
GS Film number: 1254478
Digital Folder Number: 004241563
Image Number: 00727
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self William H. True M 53 Maine, United States
Wife Augustus True F 51 Maine, United States
Daughter Julia A. True F 21 Maine, United States
Son William H. True M 19 Maine, United States
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

Burial Information
Name: William H True
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 23 Jan 1897
Event Place: Portland, Maine, United States
Birth Date: 01 Mar 1825
Birthplace: Freeport, Maine
GS Film number: 001001835
Digital Folder Number: 005246545
Image Number: 03020

'Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KXQZ-PWM : accessed 28 Oct 2013), William H True, 1897.