George BANCROFT

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3 October 1800 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Died

17 January 1891 , Washington, DC, USA

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Aaron BANCROFT Lucretia CHANDLER

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Born: 3 October 1800 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Aaron BANCROFT

Mother: Lucretia CHANDLER

Paternal grandparents: Samuel BANCROFT , Lydia PARKER

Maternal grandparents: John CHANDLER , Mary CHURCH

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George married Sarah Hopkins DWIGHT 1 March 1827 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sarah Hopkins DWIGHT was born 22 January 1803 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard). Sarah Hopkins died 26 January 1837 in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard).

George married (2) Elizabeth DAVIS 17 July 1838 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth DAVIS was born October 1803 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach). Elizabeth died 15 March 1886 in Washington, DC, USA.

George BANCROFT died 17 January 1891 in Washington, DC, USA.

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Recorded occupation: American historian, statesman and Democratic politician

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George BANCROFT married

Sarah Hopkins DWIGHT
Marriage date: 1 March 1827
Marriage place: Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Children of George BANCROFT and Sarah Hopkins DWIGHT

Sarah Dwight BANCROFT

Born: 18 August 1831, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: January 1832, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Louisa Dwight BANCROFT

Born: 20 January 1833, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 August 1850, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

John Chandler BANCROFT

Born: 24 April 1835, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 February 1901, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA

George BANCROFT

Born: 10 February 1837, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1921, , France

George BANCROFT married

Elizabeth DAVIS
Marriage date: 17 July 1838
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of George BANCROFT and Elizabeth DAVIS

Susan Jackson BANCROFT

Born: abt. 1839, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1845,

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Birth — 1800
3 October 1800
Worcester, 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 BANCROFT and Sarah Hopkins DWIGHT 1 March 1827, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

He was 26 years old.

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

1831 Birth of Child
Sarah Dwight BANCROFT was born 18 August 1831, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

George was 30 years old.

1832 Death of Child
Sarah Dwight BANCROFT died January 1832, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

George was 31 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Louisa Dwight BANCROFT was born 20 January 1833, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

George was 32 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
John Chandler BANCROFT was born 24 April 1835, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA (Florence)

George was 34 years old.

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Hopkins DWIGHT died 26 January 1837, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1837 Birth of Child
George BANCROFT was born 10 February 1837, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

George was 36 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Marriage / Partner
George BANCROFT and Elizabeth DAVIS 17 July 1838, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He 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

1850 Death of Child
Louisa Dwight BANCROFT died 9 August 1850, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

George was 49 years old.

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

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 - 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth DAVIS died 15 March 1886, Washington, DC, USA

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

Death — 1891
17 January 1891
Washington, DC, USA
He died at the age of 90.

George BANCROFT - Bancroft Tower Built in 1900, the castle-esq monument was named after Worcester native, former Secretary of the Navy, diplomat, and historian Georg

Bancroft Tower

Built in 1900, the castle-esq monument was named after Worcester native, former Secretary of the Navy, diplomat, and historian George Bancroft. The tower was built by Stephen Salisbury III, the last of the Worcester’s esteemed Salisbury family, who built it to honor Bancroft - his father’s childhood friend.

The tower was built in 1900 using horses and carriages to transport the large stones up Prospect Hill. The land the tower was built on was owned by Salisbury. The area around the tower did not become a park until 1912, when the Trustees of the Worcester Art Museum donated it to the city (Stephen Salisbury III left much of his estate to the Art Museum). parkspirit.org

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