Charissa HUNTINGTON

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5 March 1794 , Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Died

24 September 1860 , Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

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Jonas HUNTINGTON Rhoda BALDWIN

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Born: 5 March 1794 in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Jonas HUNTINGTON

Mother: Rhoda BALDWIN

Paternal grandparents: Matthew HUNTINGTON , Elizabeth HEATH

Maternal grandparents: Eleazer BALDWIN , Elizabeth WRIGHT

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Charissa married Christopher REYNOLDS 26 September 1813 in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Christopher REYNOLDS was born 11 July 1790 in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA. Christopher died 21 January 1871 in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs).

Charissa HUNTINGTON died 24 September 1860 in Mansfield, Connecticut, USA .

m. September 26, 1813, Christopher Reynolds (son of Samuel Reynolds and Amy Weaver)

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Charissa HUNTINGTON married

Christopher REYNOLDS
Marriage date: 26 September 1813
Marriage place: Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Children of Christopher REYNOLDS and Charissa HUNTINGTON

Adaline REYNOLDS

Born: 2 May 1814, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 22 January 1890, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Melissa REYNOLDS

Born: 14 March 1816, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 14 January 1898, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

Elizabeth REYNOLDS

Born: 14 March 1818, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 9 July 1884, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Sarah Huntington REYNOLDS

Born: 31 January 1820, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 22 February 1895, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Julia REYNOLDS

Born: 8 October 1821, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 22 August 1909, Amityville, Suffolk, New York, USA

Glenn Hovey REYNOLDS

Born: 25 November 1823, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 8 August 1909, Killingly, Connecticut, USA

Jane Clarissa REYNOLDS

Born: 9 January 1826, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 8 August 1827, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

John Dwight REYNOLDS

Born: 28 July 1827, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 3 June 1908, Andover, Sussex, New Jersey, USA

George Huntington REYNOLDS

Born: 8 February 1829, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 4 January 1908, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Edwin REYNOLDS

Born: 23 March 1831, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 19 February 1909, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Benjamin Franklin REYNOLDS

Born: 29 January 1833, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 25 May 1905, Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, USA

Albert W REYNOLDS

Born: 11 December 1835, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 31 May 1869, Kings County, New York, USA

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Birth — 1794
5 March 1794
Mansfield, Connecticut, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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.

1813 Marriage / Partner
Charissa HUNTINGTON and Christopher REYNOLDS 26 September 1813, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

She was 19 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Adaline REYNOLDS was born 2 May 1814, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 20 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Melissa REYNOLDS was born 14 March 1816, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 22 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Birth of Child
Elizabeth REYNOLDS was born 14 March 1818, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 24 years old.

1820 Birth of Child
Sarah Huntington REYNOLDS was born 31 January 1820, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 25 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Julia REYNOLDS was born 8 October 1821, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 27 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Glenn Hovey REYNOLDS was born 25 November 1823, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 29 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Jane Clarissa REYNOLDS was born 9 January 1826, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 31 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
John Dwight REYNOLDS was born 28 July 1827, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 33 years old.

1827 Death of Child
Jane Clarissa REYNOLDS died 8 August 1827, Tolland, Connecticut, USA

Charissa was 33 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
George Huntington REYNOLDS was born 8 February 1829, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 34 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

1831 Birth of Child
Edwin REYNOLDS was born 23 March 1831, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 37 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Benjamin Franklin REYNOLDS was born 29 January 1833, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 38 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Albert W REYNOLDS was born 11 December 1835, Mansfield, Connecticut, USA (Storrs)

Charissa was 41 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.

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

Death — 1860
24 September 1860
Mansfield, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 66.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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