Samuel Davenport TORREY

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14 April 1789 , Mendon, Massachusetts, USA

Died

23 December 1877 , Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 14 April 1789 in Mendon, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel Davenport married Susan Holman WATERS 27 January 1824 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Susan Holman WATERS was born 4 April 1803 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA. Susan Holman died 3 February 1866 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA.

Samuel Davenport TORREY died 23 December 1877 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA.

son of William Torrey and Anna Davenport

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Samuel Davenport TORREY married

Susan Holman WATERS
Marriage date: 27 January 1824
Marriage place: Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Samuel Davenport TORREY and Susan Holman WATERS

Adelia Chapin "Delia" TORREY

Born: 30 September 1825, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 February 1919, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Louisa Maria TORREY

Born: 11 September 1827, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 December 1907, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alphonso TAFT 26 December 1853 Place: Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel Davenport TORREY

Born: 1 January 1830, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 July 1831, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Susan Waters TORREY

Born: 26 August 1835, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 February 1904, San Francisco, California, USA

Anna Davenport TORREY

Born: 1 November 1840, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 June 1900, Columbus, Ohio, USA

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Birth — 1789
14 April 1789
Mendon, Massachusetts, USA

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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)

1824 Marriage / Partner
Samuel Davenport TORREY and Susan Holman WATERS 27 January 1824, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

He was 34 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1825 Birth of Child
Adelia Chapin "Delia" TORREY was born 30 September 1825, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Samuel Davenport was 36 years old.

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
Louisa Maria TORREY was born 11 September 1827, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Samuel Davenport was 38 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Birth of Child
Samuel Davenport TORREY was born 1 January 1830, Mendon, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel Davenport was 40 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1831 Death of Child
Samuel Davenport TORREY died 22 July 1831, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel Davenport was 42 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Susan Waters TORREY was born 26 August 1835, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel Davenport was 46 years old.

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.

1840 Birth of Child
Anna Davenport TORREY was born 1 November 1840, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel Davenport was 51 years old.

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

1853 Marriage of Child
Louisa Maria TORREY married 26 December 1853, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA to Alphonso TAFT

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 - 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 - 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.

1866 Death of Spouse/Partner
Susan Holman WATERS died 3 February 1866, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

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.

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Central Cemetery, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Death — 1877
23 December 1877
Millbury, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 88.

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Central Cemetery, Millbury, Worcester, Massachusetts

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