Edson FESSENDEN

Born

14 April 1806 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Died

4 January 1888 , Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Edson married Lydia WORDEN 26 March 1833 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Lydia WORDEN was born 6 September 1805 in Sandisfield, Massachusetts, USA. Lydia died 7 December 1869

Parents & Family of Edson FESSENDEN

Parents of Edson FESSENDEN

Father

Benjamin FESSENDEN

Mother

Elizabeth SALISBURY

Grandparents of Edson FESSENDEN

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Jonathan SALISBURY Mary "Molly" CHILD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Edson FESSENDEN

Edson FESSENDEN married

Lydia WORDEN
Marriage date: 26 March 1833
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Children of Edson FESSENDEN and Lydia WORDEN

Jane Melissa FESSENDEN

Born: 16 October 1837, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 26 March 1866, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

George FESSENDEN

Born: 9 November 1841, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Died: 29 November 1842, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1806
14 April 1806
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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.

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

1833 Marriage / Partner
Edson FESSENDEN and Lydia WORDEN 26 March 1833, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

He was 26 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Jane Melissa FESSENDEN was born 16 October 1837, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Edson was 31 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
George FESSENDEN was born 9 November 1841, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Edson was 35 years old.