Abraham SARGENT

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18 March 1840 , Ellsworth, Maine, USA

Died

4 November 1909 , Ellsworth, Maine, USA

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Abraham was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Abram D Sargent (1802 - 1887)
Hannah D Salisbury Sargent (1809 - 1873)

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Birth — 1840
18 March 1840
Ellsworth, Maine, USA

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 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine

Name: Abram D Sargent
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 8
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
BirthPlace: Maine
Birth Year (Estimated): 1842
House Number: 145
Family Number: 161
Line Number: 8
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 255
GS Film Number: 443492
Digital Folder Number: 004198845
Image Number: 00174
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Abram Sargent M 47 Maine
Hannah D Sargent F 41 Maine
Susan A Sargent F 22 Maine
Sarah Sargent F 20 Maine
Catharine I Sargent F 17 Maine
Christian W Sargent F 15 Maine
John T Sargent M 13 Maine
Clarra Sargent F 10 Maine
Abram D Sargent M 8 Maine
Hannah Sargent F 5 Maine
Reuben Sargent M 2 Maine
Calvin I Sargent M 0 Maine

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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 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine

Name: Abraham Sargent
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Event Year:
Event Place:
Minor Civil Division: Ellsworth
Age (Expanded): 17 years
Birth Year (Estimated):
BirthPlace:
Gender:
PAge: 26
Household ID:
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 803438
Digital Folder Number: 4231249
Image Number: 00888

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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 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine

Name: Abram Sargent
Birth Year (Estimated): 1842
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 28y
Race: White
BirthPlace: Maine
Event Place: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Abram Sargent M 28y Maine
Ellen L Sargent F 31y Maine
Caroline J Sargent F 2y Maine
Amy L Sargent F 8m Maine
Geo W Bonzey M 14y Maine
Walter A Bonzey M 12y Maine
Melvin J Bonzey M 9y Maine

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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 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine

Name: Abraham Sargent
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Teamster
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
BirthPlace: Maine, United States
Birth Date: 1842
Spouse's Name: Ellener S. Sargent
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: 92
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 7
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0480
GS Film Number: 1254480
Digital Folder Number: 004241565
Image Number: 00188
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Abraham Sargent M 38 Maine, United States
Wife Ellener S. Sargent F 41 Maine, United States
Son Calvin J. Sargent M 13 Maine, United States
Son Ernest Sargent M 4 Maine, United States
Daughter Edith Sargent F 1 Maine, United States
Other A. Bonsey M 21

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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.

1900 Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine

Name: Abram Sargent
Titles and Terms: Jr
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 54 Ellsworth city Ward 1-2, Hancock, Maine, United States
Birth Date: Mar 1840
BirthPlace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's BirthPlace: Maine
Mother's BirthPlace: Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 32
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1868
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
PAge: 5
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 117
Reference ID: 63
GS Film Number: 1240593
Digital Folder Number: 004119824
Image Number: 00048
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Abram Sargent M 60 Maine
Wife Ellen F Sargent F 62 Massachusetts
Son Ernest E Sargent M 25 Maine
Daughter Edith M Sargent F 21 Maine
Son Francis G Sargent M 19 Maine

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

Burial Information

Name: Abraham Sargent
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 04 Nov 1909
Event Place: Ellsworth, Maine, United States
Birth Date: Mar 1840
BirthPlace: Ellsworth, Maine
GS Film Number: 001001834
Digital Folder Number: 005246544
Image Number: 01669

'Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KXQZ-J25 : accessed 24 Oct 2013), Abraham Sargent, 1909.