Abigail WELLS

Born

6 June 1810 , Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA

Died

26 December 1878 , Conway, Massachusetts, USA

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Walter WELLS Abigail TERRILL (TYRELL)

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Born: 6 June 1810 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Walter WELLS

Mother: Abigail TERRILL (TYRELL)

Paternal grandparents: David WELLS , Mary TAINTOR

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Abigail married Ormond David NEWHALL 28 February 1838 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ormond David NEWHALL was born 26 February 1811 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls). Ormond David died 25 October 1854 in Greenfield, Massachusetts, USA. Ormond David was the child of Nathan NEWHALL and Gratia BARDWELL.

Abigail WELLS died 26 December 1878 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA.
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Abigail WELLS married

Ormond David NEWHALL
Marriage date: 28 February 1838
Marriage place: Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA
Ormond David NEWHALL was the child of Nathan NEWHALL and Gratia BARDWELL

Children of Ormond David NEWHALL and Abigail WELLS

David Ormond NEWHALL

Born: 10 April 1848, Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 January 1907, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Jennie Frances TOTMAN 25 December 1876 Place: Conway, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1810
6 June 1810
Shelburne, Massachusetts, 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

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Marriage / Partner
Abigail WELLS and Ormond David NEWHALL 28 February 1838 , Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls)

She was 27 years old.

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

1848 Birth of Child
David Ormond NEWHALL was born 10 April 1848, Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls)

Abigail was 37 years old.

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