Seth Wells CHENEY

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28 November 1810 , Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Died

10 September 1856 , Manchester, Connecticut, USA

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George Wells CHENEY Electa WOODBRIDGE

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Born: 28 November 1810 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Father: George Wells CHENEY

Mother: Electa WOODBRIDGE

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Seth Wells married Ednah Dow LITTLEHALE 19 May 1853 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ednah Dow LITTLEHALE was born 27 June 1824 in Massachusetts, USA. Ednah Dow died 19 November 1904 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*.

Seth Wells CHENEY died 10 September 1856 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA .

m. Sep 1847
Emily Woodbridge Pitkin
(1825–1850)

m. 19 May 1853, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Ednah Dow Littlehale
(1824–1904)

See Catalogue of the Engraved and Lithographed Work of John Cheney and Seth Wells Cheney by Sylvester Rosa Koehler, 1891.

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Recorded occupation: portrait artist

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Seth Wells CHENEY married

Ednah Dow LITTLEHALE
Marriage date: 19 May 1853
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Seth Wells CHENEY and Ednah Dow LITTLEHALE

Margaret Swan CHENEY

Born: 8 September 1855, Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: 22 September 1882, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1810
28 November 1810
Manchester, Connecticut, 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

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 Marriage / Partner
Seth Wells CHENEY and Ednah Dow LITTLEHALE 19 May 1853, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 42 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Birth of Child
Margaret Swan CHENEY was born 8 September 1855, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

Seth Wells was 44 years old.