Joseph Bradford SARGENT

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14 December 1822 , Leicester, Massachusetts, USA

Died

15 July 1907 , New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Joseph Denny SARGENT Mindwell JONES

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Born: 14 December 1822 in Leicester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Joseph Denny SARGENT

Mother: Mindwell JONES

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph Bradford married Elizabeth Collier LEWIS 17 January 1846 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Elizabeth Collier LEWIS was born 14 January 1829 in Greensboro, Georgia, USA. Elizabeth Collier died 25 September 1874 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville).

Joseph Bradford married (2) Florence Winchester VON KARAJAN 22 April 1878 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA . Florence Winchester VON KARAJAN was born 9 February 1848 in Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy. Florence Winchester died 10 January 1938 in Connecticut, USA.

Joseph Bradford SARGENT died 15 July 1907 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA .

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Recorded occupation: founder of Sargent & Co., a manufacturer of locks and hardware, mayor of New Haven

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Joseph Bradford SARGENT married

Elizabeth Collier LEWIS
Marriage date: 17 January 1846
Marriage place: Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA

Children of Joseph Bradford SARGENT and Elizabeth Collier LEWIS

Elizabeth Craft SARGENT

Born: 7 May 1849, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
Died: 18 April 1904, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Henry Bradford SARGENT

Born: 4 March 1851, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 3 February 1927, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Laura SARGENT

Born: 18 October 1854, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 23 December 1946,

Edward Rupert SARGENT

Born: 9 March 1858, New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Died: abt. 1940, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Joseph Denny SARGENT

Born: 8 August 1860,
Died: abt. 1936,

George Lewis SARGENT

Born: July 1863, , Connecticut, USA
Died: abt. 1944,

Russell SARGENT

Born: 31 August 1864, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 April 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

May SARGENT

Born: 15 April 1866,
Died: abt. 1937,

Ellen Page SARGENT

Born: February 1868,
Died: 23 October 1930, , Connecticut, USA

Margaret SARGENT

Born: 15 September 1870, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 19 March 1949, Washington, DC, USA

John SARGENT

Born: 19 November 1872, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 September 1966, Stamford, Connecticut, USA

Joseph Bradford SARGENT married

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Florence Winchester VON KARAJAN
Marriage date: 22 April 1878
Marriage place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1822
14 December 1822
Leicester, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

1846 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Bradford SARGENT and Elizabeth Collier LEWIS 17 January 1846, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA

He was 23 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Craft SARGENT was born 7 May 1849, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA

Joseph Bradford was 26 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Birth of Child
Henry Bradford SARGENT was born 4 March 1851, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Joseph Bradford was 28 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Birth of Child
Laura SARGENT was born 18 October 1854, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Joseph Bradford was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Edward Rupert SARGENT was born 9 March 1858, New Britain, Connecticut, USA

Joseph Bradford was 35 years old.

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 Birth of Child
George Lewis SARGENT was born July 1863, , Connecticut, USA

Joseph Bradford was 40 years old.

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)

1864 Birth of Child
Russell SARGENT was born 31 August 1864, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Joseph Bradford was 41 years old.

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.

1870 Birth of Child
Margaret SARGENT was born 15 September 1870, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Joseph Bradford was 47 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
John SARGENT was born 19 November 1872, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Joseph Bradford was 49 years old.

1874 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth Collier LEWIS died 25 September 1874, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

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.

1878 Marriage / Partner
Joseph Bradford SARGENT and Florence Winchester VON KARAJAN 22 April 1878, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

He was 55 years old.

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 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 Death of Child
Russell SARGENT died 16 April 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Joseph Bradford was 81 years old.

1904 Death of Child
Elizabeth Craft SARGENT died 18 April 1904, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

Joseph Bradford was 81 years old.

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

Death — 1907
15 July 1907
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 84.

Joseph Bradford SARGENT - Birds Eye View of Sargent & Co.s Factory museumofcthistory.org Joseph Bradford Sargent and his two brothers operated a wholesale hardware busine

Bird's Eye View of Sargent & Co.'s Factory
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Joseph Bradford Sargent and his two brothers operated a wholesale hardware business in New York City, and subsequently obtained an interest in one of their suppliers, the Peck and Walter Manufacturing Company of New Britain, CT. This company was the predecessor to the present SARGENT Manufacturing Company.

The Sargent brothers bought full ownership of the New Britain firm in 1857. Seven years later, in 1864, they moved the factory to New Haven to be closer to the sea for shipping purposes and the delivery of raw materials, and incorporated under the laws of Connecticut as SARGENT & Co.

SARGENT’s original New Haven location was along Water Street (on land now occupied by the Teletrack Theatre and The Maritime Building(s) with a portion of the plant bordering Wallace and Hamilton Street... sargentlock.com

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