Dexter Chamberlain BLOOMER

Born

4 July 1816 , Scipio, New York, USA

Died

24 February 1900 , Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

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Born: 4 July 1816 in Scipio, New York, USA

Parents of Dexter Chamberlain BLOOMER

Father

John B BLOOMER

Mother

Tamara CHAMBERLAIN

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John CHAMBERLAIN Mary LEE

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Dexter Chamberlain married Amelia JENKS 14 April 1840 in Seneca, New York, USA . Amelia JENKS was born 27 May 1818 in Homer, New York, USA. Amelia died 30 December 1894 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA. Amelia was the child of Ananias JENKS and Lucy WEBB.

Dexter Chamberlain BLOOMER died 24 February 1900 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA.

son of John Bloomer and Tamma Chamberlain

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Dexter Chamberlain BLOOMER

Dexter Chamberlain BLOOMER married

Amelia JENKS
Marriage date: 14 April 1840
Marriage place: Seneca, New York, USA
Amelia JENKS was the child of Ananias JENKS and Lucy WEBB

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Birth — 1816
4 July 1816
Scipio, New York, USA

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Dexter Chamberlain BLOOMER and Amelia JENKS 14 April 1840, Seneca, New York, USA

He was 23 years old.

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.