Betsy
MAKER
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Born: 24 April 1816 in Cutler, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
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Betsy married Joseph ANDREWS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph ANDREWS was born 18 August 1806 in Cutler, Maine, USA. Joseph died 9 March 1854 in Cutler, Maine, USA.
Betsy MAKER died 23 February 1876 in Cutler, Maine, USA.
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Birth — 181624 April 1816
Cutler, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
1837 Birth of ChildLydia E Mae ANDREWS was born 1 December 1837, Cutler, Maine, USA
Betsy was 21 years old.
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.
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)
1854 Death of Spouse/PartnerJoseph ANDREWS died 9 March 1854, Cutler, Maine, USA
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death — 187623 February 1876
Cutler, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 59.
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Last updated: 4/28/2023 2:05:19 PM
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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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