Eliza Maria TAFT

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11 April 1810 , Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

24 October 1856 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 11 April 1810 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Eliza Maria married Calvin R TAFT 6 June 1839 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Calvin R TAFT was born 29 January 1813 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*. Calvin R died 17 June 1881 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Eliza Maria TAFT died 24 October 1856 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Eliza Maria TAFT

Eliza Maria TAFT married

Calvin R TAFT
Marriage date: 6 June 1839
Marriage place: Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Calvin R TAFT and Eliza Maria TAFT

Edward Calvin TAFT

Born: 29 January 1846, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 June 1897, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1810
11 April 1810
Uxbridge, Massachusetts, 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 Marriage / Partner
Eliza Maria TAFT and Calvin R TAFT 6 June 1839, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)

She was 29 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Edward Calvin TAFT was born 29 January 1846, Uxbridge, Massachusetts, USA (North Uxbridge)

Eliza Maria was 35 years old.

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