Jerusha Drake GOODWIN

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11 April 1811 , Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

Died

18 September 1869 , Manchester, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 11 April 1811 in Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA

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Jerusha Drake married Ralph CHENEY 14 October 1833 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Ralph CHENEY was born 13 January 1806 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester). Ralph died 26 March 1897 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester). Ralph was the child of George Wells CHENEY and Electa WOODBRIDGE.

Jerusha Drake GOODWIN died 18 September 1869 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA .
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Jerusha Drake GOODWIN married

Ralph CHENEY
Marriage date: 14 October 1833
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Ralph CHENEY was the child of George Wells CHENEY and Electa WOODBRIDGE

Children of Ralph CHENEY and Jerusha Drake GOODWIN

Mary Jane Robbins CHENEY

Born: 16 October 1835, Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: 14 February 1885, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Richard Otis Robbins CHENEY

Born: 1 March 1841, Rochester, New York, USA
Died: 14 November 1912, Manchester, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1811
11 April 1811
Wethersfield, 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

1833 Marriage / Partner
Jerusha Drake GOODWIN and Ralph CHENEY 14 October 1833,

She was 22 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Mary Jane Robbins CHENEY was born 16 October 1835, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

Jerusha Drake was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Richard Otis Robbins CHENEY was born 1 March 1841, Rochester, New York, USA

Jerusha Drake was 29 years old.

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

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States