Rhoda RUSSELL

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11 May 1811 , Mount Holly, Vermont, USA

Died

25 October 1883 , Massena, New York, USA

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Born: 11 May 1811 in Mount Holly, Vermont, USA

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Rhoda married Leonard RICKARD 1 March 1834 in Massena, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leonard RICKARD was born 10 September 1812 in Bethel, Vermont, USA (East, West) (Bethel-Gilead) (Lilliesville) (Lympus). Leonard died 18 March 1886 in Massena, New York, USA. Leonard was the child of Israel RICKARD and Lucy KINNEY.

Rhoda RUSSELL died 25 October 1883 in Massena, New York, USA.
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Rhoda RUSSELL married

Leonard RICKARD
Marriage date: 1 March 1834
Marriage place: Massena, New York, USA
Leonard RICKARD was the child of Israel RICKARD and Lucy KINNEY

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 — 1811
11 May 1811
Mount Holly, Vermont, 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.

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

She was 22 years old.

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

Rhoda was 23 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.