George Washington HARTWELL

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4 March 1800 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Died

30 June 1887 , Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel HARTWELL Susannah BURR

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Born: 4 March 1800 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel HARTWELL

Mother: Susannah BURR

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George Washington married Lucretia "Lucetta" HAVEN 19 August 1827 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Lucretia "Lucetta" HAVEN was born 10 September 1802 in Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale). Lucretia "Lucetta" died 13 April 1878

George Washington HARTWELL died 30 June 1887 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA.

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George Washington HARTWELL married

Lucretia "Lucetta" HAVEN
Marriage date: 19 August 1827
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Children of George Washington HARTWELL and Lucretia "Lucetta" HAVEN

Mary Elizabeth HARTWELL

Born: 1 July 1828, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 October 1920, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

George Henry HARTWELL

Born: 9 June 1830, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 March 1881, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Ellen Maria GREENE 4 June 1856 Place: Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Caroline Payne HARTWELL

Born: 22 July 1834, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1901,

Isaac Burr HARTWELL

Born: 11 March 1837, , Vermont, USA
Died: 21 August 1909, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Haven HARTWELL

Born: 1 December 1842,
Died: 9 December 1888,

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Birth — 1800
4 March 1800
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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.

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 Marriage / Partner
George Washington HARTWELL and Lucretia "Lucetta" HAVEN 19 August 1827,

He was 27 years old.

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Birth of Child
Mary Elizabeth HARTWELL was born 1 July 1828, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA

George Washington was 28 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

1830 Birth of Child
George Henry HARTWELL was born 9 June 1830, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale)

George Washington was 30 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Caroline Payne HARTWELL was born 22 July 1834, , Massachusetts, USA

George Washington was 34 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Isaac Burr HARTWELL was born 11 March 1837, , Vermont, USA

George Washington was 37 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

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

1856 Marriage of Child
George Henry HARTWELL married 4 June 1856, Webster, Massachusetts, USA to Ellen Maria GREENE

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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 Death of Child
George Henry HARTWELL died 13 March 1881, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

George Washington was 81 years old.

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

Death — 1887
30 June 1887
Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 87.

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