Robert Henry MCCURDY

Born

14 April 1800 , Lyme, Connecticut, USA

Died

5 April 1880 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Robert Henry married Gertrude Mercer LEE abt. 1826 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gertrude Mercer LEE was born abt. 1804 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Gertrude Mercer died abt. 1876

Parents & Family of Robert Henry MCCURDY

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son of Richard McCurdy and Ursula Wolcott Griswold

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Robert Henry MCCURDY

Robert Henry MCCURDY married

Gertrude Mercer LEE
Marriage date: abt. 1826
Marriage place: Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Children of Robert Henry MCCURDY and Gertrude Mercer LEE

Gertrude Mercer MCCURDY

Born: 12 March 1827, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 October 1909, Washington, DC, USA

Married: Gardiner Greene HUBBARD 21 October 1846 Place: Auburn, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1800
14 April 1800
Lyme, Connecticut, USA

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)

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
Gertrude Mercer MCCURDY was born 12 March 1827, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Robert Henry was 26 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