William Wellington WELLS

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28 October 1805 , Waterbury, Vermont, USA

Died

9 April 1869 , Waterbury, Vermont, USA

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William Wellington WELLS was born 28 October 1805 in Waterbury, Vermont, USA

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William Wellington married Eliza CARPENTER 12 January 1831 in Waterbury, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eliza CARPENTER was born 11 December 1810 in Waterbury, Vermont, USA. Eliza died 5 August 1873 in Waterbury, Vermont, USA.

William Wellington WELLS died 9 April 1869 in Waterbury, Vermont, USA.
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Eliza CARPENTER-- Date: 12 January 1831 Place: Waterbury, Vermont, USA

Children of William Wellington WELLS and Eliza CARPENTER

William WELLS (b.14 December 1837, Waterbury, Vermont, USA d. 29 April 1892, Manhattan, New York, USA )
m. Arahanna "Anna" RICHARDSON 18 January 1866 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

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1805 Birth
28 October 1805
Waterbury, Vermont, 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

1831 Marriage / Partner
William Wellington WELLS and Eliza CARPENTER 12 January 1831, Waterbury, Vermont, USA

He was 25 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
William WELLS was born 14 December 1837, Waterbury, Vermont, USA

William Wellington was 32 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

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.