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Born
4 May 1796 ,  Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Died
2 August 1859 ,  Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
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Thomas MANNRebecca STANLEY
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Born: 4 May 1796 in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Thomas MANN
Mother: Rebecca STANLEY


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Horace  married  Mary Tyler PEABODY 1 May 1843 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA* .  Mary Tyler PEABODY  was born 16 November 1807 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.  Mary Tyler died 11 February 1887 in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*.  Mary Tyler was the child of Nathaniel Putnam PEABODY and Elizabeth PALMER.

Horace MANN died 2 August 1859 in Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA.



m. 29 Sep 1830 • Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Charlotte Messer
(1809–1832)

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Recorded occupation: "father of education", US House of Representatives, first Board of Education in MA

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Horace MANN married flag photo of Mary Tyler PEABODY  Mary Tyler PEABODY
Marriage date: 1 May 1843
Marriage place: Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*
Mary Tyler PEABODY was the child of Nathaniel Putnam PEABODY and Elizabeth PALMER

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BirthBirth — 1796
4 May 1796
Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
U.S. President1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
U.S. President1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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News1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe 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.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
marriage1843 Marriage / Partner
Horace MANN and Mary Tyler PEABODY 1 May 1843, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, USA*

He was 47 years old.
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
DeathDeath — 1859
2 August 1859
Yellow Springs, Ohio, USA
He died at the age of 63.
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