Isaac OTIS

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26 September 1798 , Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

Died

12 March 1858 , Prairieville, Barry County, Michigan, USA

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Born: 26 September 1798 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

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Isaac married Caroline Abigail CURTISS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Caroline Abigail CURTISS was born 20 August 1808 in Michigan, USA. Caroline Abigail died 12 March 1883 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Caroline Abigail was the child of Gideon CURTISS and Ruth DAY.

Isaac OTIS died 12 March 1858 in Prairieville, Barry County, Michigan, USA.
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Caroline Abigail CURTISS
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Caroline Abigail CURTISS was the child of Gideon CURTISS and Ruth DAY

Children of Isaac OTIS and Caroline Abigail CURTISS

Alfred Gideon OTIS

Born: 13 December 1827, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: 9 May 1912, , Arkansas, USA

Married: Amelia Josephine HARRES 1862

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Birth — 1798
26 September 1798
Saratoga Springs, New York, 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

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Alfred Gideon OTIS was born 13 December 1827, Cortland, New York, USA

Isaac was 29 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

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.

Death — 1858
12 March 1858
Prairieville, Barry County, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 59.

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Prairie Home Cemetery Richland, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA

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