Charles A DAVENPORT

Born

9 April 1791 , Dummerston, Vermont, USA

Died

12 August 1862 , Chesterfield, New Hampshire, USA

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Charles DAVENPORT Polly WOOD

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Born: 9 April 1791 in Dummerston, Vermont, USA

Father: Charles DAVENPORT

Mother: Polly WOOD

Paternal grandparents: Charles DAVENPORT , Mary HART

Maternal grandparents: Archibald WOOD , Mary (Molly) ARNOLD

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Charles A married Lydia KATHAN 6 September 1812 in Dummerston, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia KATHAN was born abt. 1793 in Dummerston, Vermont, USA. Lydia died 8 December 1862 in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, USA (Spofford). Lydia was the child of Charles KATHAN and Lydia SCOTT.

Charles A DAVENPORT died 12 August 1862 in Chesterfield, New Hampshire, USA .
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Charles A DAVENPORT married

Lydia KATHAN
Marriage date: 6 September 1812
Marriage place: Dummerston, Vermont, USA
Lydia KATHAN was the child of Charles KATHAN and Lydia SCOTT

Children of Charles A DAVENPORT and Lydia KATHAN

Eliza F DAVENPORT

Born: 10 May 1827, Dummerston, Vermont, USA
Died: 19 December 1896, Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Thomas E TOBEY 11 July 1866 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

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Birth — 1791
9 April 1791
Dummerston, Vermont, USA

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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.

1812 Marriage / Partner
Charles A DAVENPORT and Lydia KATHAN 6 September 1812, Dummerston, Vermont, USA

He was 21 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Eliza F DAVENPORT was born 10 May 1827, Dummerston, Vermont, USA

Charles A was 36 years old.

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.

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

Death — 1862
12 August 1862
Chesterfield, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 71.

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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