Elizabeth WETZEL

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October 9, 1805 , Pennsylvania, USA

Died

March 30, 1886 , Red Cross, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Age: 81

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Born: October 9, 1805 in Pennsylvania, USA

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Elizabeth married Peter BRAUN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Peter BRAUN was born abt. 1800 in Pennsylvania, USA. Peter died abt. 1849 in Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Elizabeth WETZEL died March 30, 1886 in Red Cross, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA.

Year: 1840; Census Place: Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 475; Page: 217.
Year: 1850; Census Place: Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania; Roll: 804; Page: 232A.
Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Elizabeth Brown (9 Oct 1805–30 Mar 1886), Find a Grave Memorial no. 38916030, citing Saint Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Red Cross, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Grave Hunters (contributor 46978735) .

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Saviry William BROWN

Born: August 21, 1836, Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: April 20, 1908, Mifflintown, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Lydia STARR

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Birth — 1805
October 9, 1805
Pennsylvania, USA

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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

1836 Birth of Child
Saviry William BROWN was born August 21, 1836, Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Elizabeth was 30 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 - 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.