Louisa Maria TORREY

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11 September 1827 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

8 December 1907 , Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel Davenport TORREY Susan Holman WATERS

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Born: 11 September 1827 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel Davenport TORREY

Mother: Susan Holman WATERS

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Louisa Maria married Alphonso TAFT 26 December 1853 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Alphonso TAFT was born 5 November 1810 in Townshend, Vermont, USA (Harmonyville) (Simpsonville) (West Townshend). Alphonso died 21 May 1891 in San Diego, California, USA. Alphonso was the child of Peter Rawson TAFT and Sylvia HOWARD.

Louisa Maria TORREY died 8 December 1907 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA.

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Louisa Maria TORREY married

Alphonso TAFT
Marriage date: 26 December 1853
Marriage place: Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Alphonso TAFT was the child of Peter Rawson TAFT and Sylvia HOWARD

Children of Alphonso TAFT and Louisa Maria TORREY

Samuel Davenport TAFT

Born: February 1855,
Died: 8 April 1856, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

William Howard TAFT

Born: 15 September 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: 8 March 1930, Washington, DC, USA

Married: Helen "Nellie" HERRON 19 June 1886 Place: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

Henry Waters TAFT

Born: 27 May 1859, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: 11 August 1945, Manhattan, New York, USA

Horace Dutton TAFT

Born: 28 December 1861, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Died: 28 January 1943, Watertown, Connecticut, USA

Frances Louise "Fanny" TAFT

Born: 18 July 1865, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Died: 4 January 1950, San Diego County, California, USA

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Birth — 1827
11 September 1827
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Louisa Maria TORREY and Alphonso TAFT 26 December 1853, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

She was 26 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Death of Child
Samuel Davenport TAFT died 8 April 1856, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

Louisa Maria was 28 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.

1857 Birth of Child
William Howard TAFT was born 15 September 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

Louisa Maria was 30 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Henry Waters TAFT was born 27 May 1859, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

Louisa Maria was 31 years old.

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

1861 Birth of Child
Horace Dutton TAFT was born 28 December 1861, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville)

Louisa Maria was 34 years old.

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1865 Birth of Child
Frances Louise "Fanny" TAFT was born 18 July 1865, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Louisa Maria was 37 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Marriage of Child
William Howard TAFT married 19 June 1886, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Losanteville) to Helen "Nellie" HERRON

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1891 Death of Spouse/Partner
Alphonso TAFT died 21 May 1891, San Diego, California, USA

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Millbury, Massachusetts
Name Louisa M Taft
Age 72
Birth Date Sep 1827
Birthplace Massachusetts, USA
Home in 1900 Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts
Street Elm Street
Sheet Number 7
Institution 2217
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 14
Family Number 146
Race White
Gender Female
Relation to Head of House Sister
Marital Status Widowed
Father's Birthplace Massachusetts, USA
Mother's Birthplace Massachusetts, USA
Mother: number of living children 4
Mother: How many children 5
Can Read Y
Can Write Y
Can Speak English Y
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Household Members (Name) Age Relationship
Delia C Torry
74 Head
Louisa M Taft 72 Sister
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.