Leonard RICKARD

Born

10 September 1812 , Bethel, Vermont, USA

Died

18 March 1886 , Massena, New York, USA

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Israel RICKARD Lucy KINNEY

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Born: 10 September 1812 in Bethel, Vermont, USA

Father: Israel RICKARD

Mother: Lucy KINNEY

Maternal grandparents: Daniel B KINNEY , Polly SPRAGUE

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Leonard married Rhoda RUSSELL 1 March 1834 in Massena, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rhoda RUSSELL was born 11 May 1811 in Mount Holly, Vermont, USA (Belmont) (Healdville) (Hortonville) (Tarbellville) (Mechanicsville). Rhoda died 25 October 1883 in Massena, New York, USA.

Leonard RICKARD died 18 March 1886 in Massena, New York, USA.
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Leonard RICKARD married

Rhoda RUSSELL
Marriage date: 1 March 1834
Marriage place: Massena, New York, USA

Children of Leonard RICKARD and Rhoda RUSSELL

Marcellus Benjamin RICKARD

Born: 22 December 1834, Bethel, Vermont, USA
Died: 22 January 1879, Augusta, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Sarah Ann DEXTER

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Birth — 1812
10 September 1812
Bethel, Vermont, USA

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

1834 Marriage / Partner
Leonard RICKARD and Rhoda RUSSELL 1 March 1834, Massena, New York, USA

He was 21 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Marcellus Benjamin RICKARD was born 22 December 1834, Bethel, Vermont, USA (East, West) (Bethel-Gilead) (Lilliesville) (Lympus)

Leonard was 22 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.

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.