Reuben WHITCHER

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October 1821 , Fairfax, Vermont, USA

Died

13 May 1901 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: October 1821 in Fairfax, Vermont, USA

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Reuben married Nancy Mahaly HATHAWAY 3 May 1866 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Nancy Mahaly HATHAWAY was born abt. 1837 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA. Nancy Mahaly died 21 July 1918 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.

Reuben WHITCHER died 13 May 1901 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
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Reuben WHITCHER married

Nancy Mahaly HATHAWAY
Marriage date: 3 May 1866
Marriage place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Reuben WHITCHER and Nancy Mahaly HATHAWAY

Frank WHITCHER

Born: 7 September 1867, Plainfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 May 1956, Chester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Celeste (Celestia) BRUNELL 21 February 1887 Place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1821
October 1821
Fairfax, Vermont, USA

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

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.