William Henry WILEY

Born

12 September 1821 , Reading, Massachusetts, USA

Died

4 November 1892 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 12 September 1821 in Reading, Massachusetts, USA

Parents of William Henry WILEY

Father

Samuel WILEY

Mother

Mary Polly PARKER

Grandparents of William Henry WILEY

Paternal grandparents

Samuel WILEY Elizabeth VINTON

Maternal grandparents

Hanahiah PARKER Polly POPE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

William Henry married Miranda GRISWOLD 3 September 1844 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . Miranda GRISWOLD was born 31 May 1826 in Simsbury, Connecticut, USA. Miranda died 28 April 1913 in Connecticut, USA.

William Henry WILEY died 4 November 1892 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
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William Henry WILEY married

Miranda GRISWOLD
Marriage date: 3 September 1844
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1821
12 September 1821
Reading, Massachusetts, USA

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)