Ophelia EDWARDS

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8 May 1808 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

20 May 1861 , Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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Jacob EDWARDS Hannah MARCY

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Born: 8 May 1808 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jacob EDWARDS

Mother: Hannah MARCY

Paternal grandparents: Robert Meriam EDWARDS , Mehitable CLEMENS

Maternal grandparents: Jedediah MARCY , Ruth LEARNED

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Ophelia married George HEALY 21 October 1826 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
George HEALY was born 25 August 1802 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. George died 13 May 1884 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. George was the child of Moses HEALY and Esther HAMMOND.

Ophelia EDWARDS died 20 May 1861 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA.

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Ophelia EDWARDS married

George HEALY
Marriage date: 21 October 1826
Marriage place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
George HEALY was the child of Moses HEALY and Esther HAMMOND

Children of George HEALY and Ophelia EDWARDS

Hannah Jane HEALY

Born: 30 October 1827, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 December 1911, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Caroline Sophia HEALY

Born: 3 April 1830, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 March 1908, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Edwards HEALY

Born: 18 June 1833, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 February 1888, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Ophelia HEALY

Born: 27 August 1846, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 October 1889, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Abiel Peyson WILLIAMS 5 January 1869 Place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1808
8 May 1808
Southbridge, Massachusetts, 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 Marriage / Partner
Ophelia EDWARDS and George HEALY 21 October 1826, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Hannah Jane HEALY was born 30 October 1827, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Ophelia was 19 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Birth of Child
Caroline Sophia HEALY was born 3 April 1830, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Ophelia was 21 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1833 Birth of Child
Mary Edwards HEALY was born 18 June 1833, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Ophelia was 25 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

1846 Birth of Child
Ophelia HEALY was born 27 August 1846, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Ophelia was 38 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

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States