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flag male ancestor  Benjamin Stephen  WRIGHT

Born
21 May 1851 ,  Colchester, Vermont, USA
Died
6 February 1882 ,  Burlington, Vermont, USA
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Benjamin WRIGHTMargaret PREAVY
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Born: 21 May 1851 in Colchester, Vermont, USA



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Benjamin Stephen  married  Melvina LUCIA 5 July 1873 in Colchester, Vermont, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Melvina LUCIA  was born October 1852 in Pike River, Quebec, Canada.  Melvina died 19 April 1923 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.  Melvina was the child of Emmanuel LUSSIER and Emelie MERCURE.

Benjamin Stephen WRIGHT died 6 February 1882 in Burlington, Vermont, USA.
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Benjamin Stephen WRIGHT married flag female ancestor Melvina LUCIA
Marriage date: 5 July 1873
Marriage place: Colchester, Vermont, USA
Melvina LUCIA was the child of Emmanuel LUSSIER and Emelie MERCURE

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BirthBirth — 1851
21 May 1851
Colchester, Vermont, USA
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
marriage1873 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin Stephen WRIGHT and Melvina LUCIA 5 July 1873, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

He was 22 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
1877 Birth of Child
Lydia WRIGHT was born 6 April 1877, Colchester, Vermont, USA (Malletts Bay)

Benjamin Stephen was 25 years old.
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
DeathDeath — 1882
6 February 1882
Burlington, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 30.

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