Frank Woodbridge CHENEY

Born

5 June 1832 , Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Died

26 May 1909 , Manchester, Connecticut, USA

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Charles CHENEY Waitstill Dexter SHAW

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Born: 5 June 1832 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Charles CHENEY

Mother: Waitstill Dexter SHAW

Paternal grandparents: George Wells CHENEY , Electa WOODBRIDGE

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Frank Woodbridge married Mary BUSHNELL 3 November 1863 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Mary BUSHNELL was born 25 September 1840 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Mary died 22 June 1917 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Mary was the child of Horace BUSHNELL and Mary Mehitable APTHORP.

Frank Woodbridge CHENEY died 26 May 1909 in Manchester, Connecticut, USA .

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Frank Woodbridge CHENEY married

Mary BUSHNELL
Marriage date: 3 November 1863
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Mary BUSHNELL was the child of Horace BUSHNELL and Mary Mehitable APTHORP

Children of Frank Woodbridge CHENEY and Mary BUSHNELL

Emily CHENEY

Born: 15 October 1864, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 26 January 1952, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Charles S CHENEY

Born: 7 June 1866, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 11 April 1942, Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Horace Bushnell CHENEY

Born: 19 May 1868, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 15 August 1936,

Howell CHENEY

Born: 1 January 1870, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 20 August 1957,

John Davenport CHENEY

Born: 1 January 1870, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 13 October 1919, Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Seth Leslie CHENEY

Born: 12 January 1874, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 15 January 1942,

Ward CHENEY

Born: 26 May 1875, Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: 7 January 1900,

Austin CHENEY

Born: 13 December 1876, Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: 5 October 1948,

Frank Dexter CHENEY

Born: 16 October 1878, Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: 20 November 1955, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Dorothy CHENEY

Born: 12 July 1880, Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: 30 January 1971,

Marjorie CHENEY

Born: 12 July 1880, Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 November 1967,

Ruth CHENEY

Born: 23 March 1884, Manchester, Connecticut, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1832
5 June 1832
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Frank Woodbridge CHENEY and Mary BUSHNELL 3 November 1863, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He was 31 years old.

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)

1864 Birth of Child
Emily CHENEY was born 15 October 1864, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Frank Woodbridge was 32 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.

1866 Birth of Child
Charles S CHENEY was born 7 June 1866, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Frank Woodbridge was 34 years old.

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

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

1868 Birth of Child
Horace Bushnell CHENEY was born 19 May 1868, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Frank Woodbridge was 35 years old.

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

1870 Birth of Child
Howell CHENEY was born 1 January 1870, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Frank Woodbridge was 37 years old.

1870 Birth of Child
John Davenport CHENEY was born 1 January 1870, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Frank Woodbridge was 37 years old.

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

1874 Birth of Child
Seth Leslie CHENEY was born 12 January 1874, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Frank Woodbridge was 41 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Ward CHENEY was born 26 May 1875, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

Frank Woodbridge was 43 years old.

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

1876 Birth of Child
Austin CHENEY was born 13 December 1876, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

Frank Woodbridge was 44 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Frank Dexter CHENEY was born 16 October 1878, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

Frank Woodbridge was 46 years old.

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

1880 Birth of Child
Dorothy CHENEY was born 12 July 1880, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

Frank Woodbridge was 48 years old.

1880 Birth of Child
Marjorie CHENEY was born 12 July 1880, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

Frank Woodbridge was 48 years old.

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)

1884 Birth of Child
Ruth CHENEY was born 23 March 1884, Manchester, Connecticut, USA (South Manchester)

Frank Woodbridge was 51 years old.

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 - 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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)