Amos Bronson
ALCOTT
Born
29 November 1799
,
Wolcott, Connecticut, USA
Died
4 March 1888
,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 29 November 1799 in Wolcott, Connecticut, USA
Father:
Joseph Chatfield ALCOTT
Mother:
Ann BRONSON
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Amos Bronson married Abigail MAY 23 May 1830 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Abigail MAY was born 8 October 1800 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Abigail died 25 November 1877 in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail was the child of Joseph MAY and Dorothy SEWALL.
Amos Bronson ALCOTT died 4 March 1888 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
"...He hoped to perfect the human spirit and, to that end, advocated a plant-based diet. He was also an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights..." wikipedia
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Recorded occupation: American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer
Spouse & Children of Amos Bronson ALCOTT
Amos Bronson ALCOTT married 
Abigail MAY
Marriage date: 23 May 1830
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail MAY was the child of Joseph MAY and Dorothy SEWALL
Abigail MAYMarriage date: 23 May 1830
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail MAY was the child of Joseph MAY and Dorothy SEWALL
Children of Amos Bronson ALCOTT and Abigail MAY
Anna Bronson ALCOTTBorn: 16 March 1831, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 17 July 1893, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 July 1893, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA
Louisa May ALCOTTBorn: 29 November 1832, Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 6 March 1888, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 March 1888, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Sewell ALCOTT 
Frederick ALCOTT 
Abigail May ALCOTT
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Birth — 179929 November 1799
Wolcott, Connecticut, USA
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.
1830 Marriage / PartnerAmos Bronson ALCOTT and Abigail MAY 23 May 1830, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
He was 30 years old.
1831 Birth of ChildAnna Bronson ALCOTT was born 16 March 1831, Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Amos Bronson was 31 years old.
1832 Birth of ChildLouisa May ALCOTT was born 29 November 1832, Germantown, Pennsylvania, USA
Amos Bronson was 33 years old.
1835 Birth of ChildElizabeth Sewell ALCOTT was born 24 June 1835, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Amos Bronson was 35 years old.
1839 Birth of ChildFrederick ALCOTT was born 4 April 1839, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Amos Bronson was 39 years old.
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.1840 Birth of ChildAbigail May ALCOTT was born 26 July 1840, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Amos Bronson was 40 years old.
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)
1858 Death of ChildElizabeth Sewell ALCOTT died 14 March 1858, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
Amos Bronson was 58 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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1877 Death of Spouse/PartnerAbigail MAY died 25 November 1877, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
School of Philosophy, 1907
The Concord School of Philosophy was a lyceum-like series of summer lectures and discussions of philosophy in Concord, Massachusetts from 1879 to 1888.
Starting the Concord School of Philosophy had long been a goal of founder Amos Bronson Alcott and others in the Transcendental movement. He and Franklin Benjamin Sanborn composed a prospectus for the school on January 19, 1879, which was sent to potentially interested people throughout the country.
The school opened in the summer of 1879; its first meeting was held in the study of the Alcott family home, Orchard House. A new home for the School was built for use the next summer with the financial support of William Torrey Harris and of his daughter Louisa May Alcott... wikipedia
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1879 Death of ChildAbigail May ALCOTT died 29 December 1879, Paris, France
Amos Bronson was 80 years old.
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"Orchard House is a historic house museum in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. It was the longtime home of Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888) and his family, including his daughter Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) who wrote and set her novel Little Women (1868–69) there.
The Alcotts had first moved to Concord in 1840, although they left in 1843 to start Fruitlands, a utopian agrarian commune in nearby Harvard. The family returned in 1845 and purchased a house named "Hillside", but left again in 1852, selling to Nathaniel Hawthorne who renamed it The Wayside.
The Alcotts returned to Concord once again in 1857. They moved into Orchard House, which was then two-story clapboard farmhouse, in the spring of 1858. At the time of purchase the site included two early eighteenth-century houses on a 12-acre apple orchard. Consequently, the Alcotts named it Orchard House. "'Tis a pretty retreat", Bronson Alcott wrote soon after moving in, "and ours; a family mansion to take pride in, rescued as it is from deformity and disgrace"..." wikipedia){kind=small}
The Alcott House
"Orchard House is a historic house museum in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. It was the longtime home of Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888) and his family, including his daughter Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) who wrote and set her novel Little Women (1868–69) there.
The Alcotts had first moved to Concord in 1840, although they left in 1843 to start Fruitlands, a utopian agrarian commune in nearby Harvard. The family returned in 1845 and purchased a house named "Hillside", but left again in 1852, selling to Nathaniel Hawthorne who renamed it The Wayside.
The Alcotts returned to Concord once again in 1857. They moved into Orchard House, which was then two-story clapboard farmhouse, in the spring of 1858. At the time of purchase the site included two early eighteenth-century houses on a 12-acre apple orchard. Consequently, the Alcotts named it Orchard House. "'Tis a pretty retreat", Bronson Alcott wrote soon after moving in, "and ours; a family mansion to take pride in, rescued as it is from deformity and disgrace"..." wikipedia
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 18884 March 1888
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 88.
Postcards and Memories of Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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