Increase Sumner WHEELER

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21 January 1806 , Framingham, Massachusetts, USA

Died

21 March 1888 , Framingham, Massachusetts, USA

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Benjamin WHEELER Rebecca BENNETT

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Born: 21 January 1806 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Benjamin WHEELER

Mother: Rebecca BENNETT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph BENNETT , Mary SWIFT

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Increase Sumner married Elizabeth Ann Morse WALKER 3 October 1829 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Ann Morse WALKER was born 30 June 1807 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*. Elizabeth Ann Morse died 29 July 1882 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham). Elizabeth Ann Morse was the child of Timothy WALKER and Abigail JOHNSON.

Increase Sumner WHEELER died 21 March 1888 in Framingham, Massachusetts, USA .
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Elizabeth Ann Morse WALKER
Marriage date: 3 October 1829
Marriage place: Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Ann Morse WALKER was the child of Timothy WALKER and Abigail JOHNSON

Children of Increase Sumner WHEELER and Elizabeth Ann Morse WALKER

Ella Augusta WHEELER

Born: 14 September 1837, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 December 1907, Manhattan, New York, USA

Married: George Eugene WHITE 13 September 1860 Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*

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Birth — 1806
21 January 1806
Framingham, Massachusetts, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Increase Sumner WHEELER and Elizabeth Ann Morse WALKER 3 October 1829, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham)

He was 23 years old.

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

1837 Birth of Child
Ella Augusta WHEELER was born 14 September 1837, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham)

Increase Sumner was 31 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.