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Born
11 June 1821 ,  Strafford, Vermont, USA
Died
13 May 1898 ,  Washington, DC, USA
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Caleb SWANRuth BARRELL
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Born: 11 June 1821 in Strafford, Vermont, USA

Father: Caleb SWAN
Mother: Ruth BARRELL
Maternal grandparents: James BARRELL , Betsey RUSSELL


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Ruth Barrell  married  Justin Smith MORRILL 17 September 1851 in Easton, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Justin Smith MORRILL  was born 14 April 1810 in Strafford, Vermont, USA (South).  Justin Smith died 28 December 1898 in Washington, DC, USA. 

Ruth Barrell SWAN died 13 May 1898 in Washington, DC, USA.





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Spouse & Children of Ruth Barrell SWAN

Ruth Barrell SWAN married flag photo of Justin Smith MORRILL  Justin Smith MORRILL
Marriage date: 17 September 1851
Marriage place: Easton, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Justin Smith MORRILL and Ruth Barrell SWAN

flag baby boy ancestor Justin Harris MORRILL
Born: 28 April 1853, Strafford, Vermont, USA
Died: 16 January 1855, Strafford, Vermont, USA


flag photo of James Swan MORRILL  James Swan MORRILL
Born: 8 October 1857, Easton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 July 1910, Strafford, Vermont, USA




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BirthBirth — 1821
11 June 1821
Strafford, Vermont, USA
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
marriage1851 Marriage / Partner
Ruth Barrell SWAN and Justin Smith MORRILL 17 September 1851, Easton, Massachusetts, USA

She was 30 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1853 Birth of Child
Justin Harris MORRILL was born 28 April 1853, Strafford, Vermont, USA (South)

Ruth Barrell was 31 years old.
1855 Death of Child
Justin Harris MORRILL died 16 January 1855, Strafford, Vermont, USA (South)

Ruth Barrell was 33 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
1857 Birth of Child
James Swan MORRILL was born 8 October 1857, Easton, Massachusetts, USA

Ruth Barrell was 36 years old.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1898
13 May 1898
Washington, DC, USA
She died at the age of 76.
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