William Howlett BARTON

Born

9 May 1826 , Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Died

18 February 1901 , Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA

William Howlett married Amelia Vesta CLARK 20 September 1853 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Amelia Vesta CLARK was born 27 May 1834 in New York, USA. Amelia Vesta died 2 December 1882 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, USA. Amelia Vesta was the child of Elon CLARK and Vesta HARWOOD .

Parents & Family of William Howlett BARTON

Parents of William Howlett BARTON

Father

Hiram BARTON

Mother

Lucy HOWLETT

Grandparents of William Howlett BARTON

Paternal grandparents

Gardner BARTON Miriam EDMINSTER

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of William Howlett BARTON

William Howlett BARTON married

Amelia Vesta CLARK
Marriage date: 20 September 1853
Marriage place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Amelia Vesta CLARK was the child of Elon CLARK and Vesta HARWOOD

Children of William Howlett BARTON and Amelia Vesta CLARK

Elon Clark BARTON

Born: 17 June 1867, Lenora, Minnesota, USA
Died: 7 November 1957, Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, USA

Married: Fannie Louise MORRISON 11 October 1893

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Birth — 1826
9 May 1826
Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
William Howlett BARTON and Amelia Vesta CLARK 20 September 1853, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

He was 27 years old.

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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.