Horace BUSHNELL

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14 April 1802 , Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Died

17 February 1876 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 14 April 1802 in Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

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Horace married Mary Mehitable APTHORP 13 September 1833 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Mehitable APTHORP was born 1 January 1805 in Stamford, Connecticut, USA (Springdale). Mary Mehitable died 4 April 1905 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Horace BUSHNELL died 17 February 1876 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

son of Ensign Bushnell and Dotha Bishop

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Recorded occupation: American Congregational minister and theologian

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Horace BUSHNELL married

Mary Mehitable APTHORP
Marriage date: 13 September 1833
Marriage place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Children of Horace BUSHNELL and Mary Mehitable APTHORP

Mary BUSHNELL

Born: 25 September 1840, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 22 June 1917, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Frank Woodbridge CHENEY 3 November 1863 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1802
14 April 1802
Litchfield, Connecticut, 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

1833 Marriage / Partner
Horace BUSHNELL and Mary Mehitable APTHORP 13 September 1833, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

He was 31 years old.

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.

1840 Birth of Child
Mary BUSHNELL was born 25 September 1840, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Horace was 38 years old.

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