Reliance GRAY

(b. 23 April 1802 , Bristol, Rhode Island, USA d. 27 August 1861 , Bristol, Rhode Island, USA )

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Reliance GRAY was born 23 April 1802 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

Reliance GRAY was the child of Pardon GRAY and Reliance DAVIS and the grandchild of: (paternal) Thomas GRAY (GREY) and Abigail BROWN (maternal) Stephen DAVIS and Reliance SOULE

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Reliance married James Wilson MEIGS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
James Wilson MEIGS was born 4 October 1798 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts). James Wilson died 9 September 1885 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts). James Wilson was the child of Ansel MEIGS and Elizabeth WILSON.

Reliance GRAY died 27 August 1861 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA .
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Reliance GRAY married

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James Wilson MEIGS was the child of Ansel MEIGS and Elizabeth WILSON

Children of James Wilson MEIGS and Reliance GRAY:

John Raymond MEIGGS (b.25 July 1838, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA d. 22 July 1890, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Sarah Jane BLOUNT

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1802 Birth
23 April 1802
Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

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

1838 Birth of Child
John Raymond MEIGGS was born 25 July 1838, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

Reliance was 36 years old.

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.