Eli Taylor TROWBRIDGE

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2 October 1803 , Bethel, Connecticut, USA

Died

3 March 1871 , Bethel, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 2 October 1803 in Bethel, Connecticut, USA

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Eli Taylor married Eliza JUDD 4 October 1843 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA . Eliza JUDD was born 23 December 1804 in Bethel, Connecticut, USA. Eliza died 4 July 1868 in Bethel, Connecticut, USA.

Eli Taylor TROWBRIDGE died 3 March 1871 in Bethel, Connecticut, USA.

Son of Jabez Trowbridge and Lucy Hoyt

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Eli Taylor TROWBRIDGE married

Eliza JUDD
Marriage date: 4 October 1843
Marriage place: Danbury, Connecticut, USA
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Name: Eliza Judd

[Eliza Jud]

Marriage Date: 4 Oct 1843

Marriage Location: Danbury

Residence Location: Danbury

Spouse: Eli T Trowbridge

Spouse Residence Location: Danbury

Ancestry.com. Connecticut, Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.

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Birth — 1803
2 October 1803
Bethel, Connecticut, USA

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

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)

1843 Marriage / Partner
Eli Taylor TROWBRIDGE and Eliza JUDD 4 October 1843, Danbury, Connecticut, USA

He was 40 years old.

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 Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Name: Eli Trowbridge
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
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Birthplace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1804
House Number: 115
Family Number: 145
Line Number: 10
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 37
GS Film number: 3065
Digital Folder Number: 004193073
Image Number: 00186
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Eli Trowbridge M 46 Connecticut
Betsy E Trowbridge F 45 Connecticut
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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 Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Name: Eli T Trowbridge
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Minor Civil Division: The Town Of Danbury
Age (Expanded): 56 years
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Page: 171
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Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film number: 803073
Digital Folder Number: 4211332
Image Number: 00340
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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.

1868 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eliza JUDD died 4 July 1868, Bethel, Connecticut, USA

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut
Name: Eli Trowbridge
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805-1806
Birthplace: Connecticut
Page Number: 20
Household ID: 171
Line Number: 40
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000545595
Digital Folder Number: 004259463
Image Number: 00025
Household Gender Age Birthplace
John Mccue M 35 Ireland
Julia Mccue F 28 Ireland
Willie Mccue M 12 Connecticut
Thomas Mccue M 10 Connecticut
Mary Mccue F 4 Connecticut
Rosanna Mccue F 2 Connecticut
Julia Mccue F 0 Connecticut
Eli Trowbridge M 64 Connecticut
Levi Beebe M 72 Connecticut
Ruth Beebe F 66 Connecticut
Lemuel Beebe M 76 Connecticut
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death
Name: Eli T. Trowbridge
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 03 Mar 1871
Death Place: Bethel, Connecticut
Age: 67
Birth Date: 1804
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03442-4
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3215
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'Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F7XX-X6F : accessed 01 Nov 2013), Eli T. Trowbridge, 03 Mar 1871; citing reference , FHL microfilm 3215.

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