Elizabeth Collier LEWIS

Born

14 January 1829 , Greensboro, Georgia, USA

Died

25 September 1874 , New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Elizabeth Collier married Joseph Bradford SARGENT 17 January 1846 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Joseph Bradford SARGENT was born 14 December 1822 in Leicester, Massachusetts, USA . Joseph Bradford died 15 July 1907 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA . Joseph Bradford was the child of Joseph Denny SARGENT and Mindwell JONES .

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daughter of Curtis Lewis and Jane Collier

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth Collier LEWIS

Elizabeth Collier LEWIS married

Joseph Bradford SARGENT
Marriage date: 17 January 1846
Marriage place: Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
Joseph Bradford SARGENT was the child of Joseph Denny SARGENT and Mindwell JONES

Children of Joseph Bradford SARGENT and Elizabeth Collier LEWIS

Elizabeth Craft SARGENT

Born: 7 May 1849, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA
Died: 18 April 1904, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Henry Bradford SARGENT

Born: 4 March 1851, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 3 February 1927, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Laura SARGENT

Born: 18 October 1854, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 23 December 1946,

Edward Rupert SARGENT

Born: 9 March 1858, New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Died: abt. 1940, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Joseph Denny SARGENT

Born: 8 August 1860,
Died: abt. 1936,

George Lewis SARGENT

Born: July 1863, , Connecticut, USA
Died: abt. 1944,

Russell SARGENT

Born: 31 August 1864, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 April 1904, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

May SARGENT

Born: 15 April 1866,
Died: abt. 1937,

Ellen Page SARGENT

Born: February 1868,
Died: 23 October 1930, , Connecticut, USA

Margaret SARGENT

Born: 15 September 1870, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 19 March 1949, Washington, DC, USA

John SARGENT

Born: 19 November 1872, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 16 September 1966, Stamford, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1829
14 January 1829
Greensboro, Georgia, USA

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

1846 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth Collier LEWIS and Joseph Bradford SARGENT 17 January 1846, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA

She was 17 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Craft SARGENT was born 7 May 1849, Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia, USA

Elizabeth Collier was 20 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Birth of Child
Henry Bradford SARGENT was born 4 March 1851, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Elizabeth Collier was 22 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Birth of Child
Laura SARGENT was born 18 October 1854, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Elizabeth Collier was 25 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 Birth of Child
Edward Rupert SARGENT was born 9 March 1858, New Britain, Connecticut, USA

Elizabeth Collier was 29 years old.

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

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

1863 Birth of Child
George Lewis SARGENT was born July 1863, , Connecticut, USA

Elizabeth Collier was 34 years old.

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)