Holdridge AMMIDOWN

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27 October 1797 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

24 March 1862 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Luther AMMIDOWN Hannah HOVEY

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Born: 27 October 1797 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Luther AMMIDOWN

Mother: Hannah HOVEY

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Holdridge married Thankful NEWELL 8 November 1818 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Thankful NEWELL was born 4 November 1797 in Wardsboro, Vermont, USA (South, West) (Wardsboro Center). Thankful died 30 July 1884 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Thankful was the child of Hiram NEWELL and Mary SIMPSON.

Holdridge AMMIDOWN died 24 March 1862 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Thankful NEWELL
Marriage date: 8 November 1818
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful NEWELL was the child of Hiram NEWELL and Mary SIMPSON

Children of Holdridge AMMIDOWN and Thankful NEWELL

Lucius Holdridge AMMIDOWN

Born: 31 May 1821, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 December 1853, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Adelia AMMIDOWN

Born: 11 July 1823, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 August 1913, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Robert Henry COLE 3 November 1842 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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Birth — 1797
27 October 1797
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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

1818 Marriage / Partner
Holdridge AMMIDOWN and Thankful NEWELL 8 November 1818, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 21 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Lucius Holdridge AMMIDOWN was born 31 May 1821, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Holdridge was 23 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Adelia AMMIDOWN was born 11 July 1823, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Holdridge was 25 years old.

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Adelia AMMIDOWN married 3 November 1842, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Robert Henry COLE

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

1853 Death of Child
Lucius Holdridge AMMIDOWN died 23 December 1853, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Holdridge was 56 years old.

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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

Death — 1862
24 March 1862
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 64.

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