Lucy H MORSE

Born

31 January 1808 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

31 December 1868 , Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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Alpha MORSE Lucy SHEPARD

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Born: 31 January 1808 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Alpha MORSE

Mother: Lucy SHEPARD

Paternal grandparents: Jeremiah MORSE , Experience WARE

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Lucy H married Jacob EDWARDS 2 March 1828 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Jacob EDWARDS was born 16 June 1784 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA (Charlton City) (Charlton Depot). Jacob died 16 February 1867 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA. Jacob was the child of Robert Meriam EDWARDS and Mehitable CLEMENS.

Lucy H MORSE died 31 December 1868 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA.
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Lucy H MORSE married

Jacob EDWARDS
Marriage date: 2 March 1828
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Jacob EDWARDS was the child of Robert Meriam EDWARDS and Mehitable CLEMENS

Children of Jacob EDWARDS and Lucy H MORSE

Lucy Ann EDWARDS

Born: abt. 1830, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1880, , New York, USA

Henry Dwight EDWARDS

Born: 7 February 1832, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 September 1895, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

John EDWARDS

Born: 12 June 1833, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 July 1872, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1808
31 January 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 - 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.

1828 Marriage / Partner
Lucy H MORSE and Jacob EDWARDS 2 March 1828, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

She was 20 years old.

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

1832 Birth of Child
Henry Dwight EDWARDS was born 7 February 1832, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Lucy H was 24 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
John EDWARDS was born 12 June 1833, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

Lucy H 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

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.