Mary L SAWYER

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16 January 1814 , Calais, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

29 September 1849 , Calais, Maine, USA

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Abner SAWYER Phebe COLE

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Born: 16 January 1814 in Calais, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Father: Abner SAWYER

Mother: Phebe COLE

Paternal grandparents: Silas SAWYER , Mary ROSS

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Mary L married Joseph H LEE abt. 1838 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph H LEE was born abt. 1808 in Maine, USA.

Mary L SAWYER died 29 September 1849 in Calais, Maine, USA.
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Joseph H LEE
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William Howard LEE

Born: 15 February 1845, Calais, Maine, USA
Died: 7 November 1925, Augusta, Maine, USA

Married: Hapzibah Jane PICKARD 9 October 1869

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Birth — 1814
16 January 1814
Calais, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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

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 Birth of Child
William Howard LEE was born 15 February 1845, Calais, Maine, USA

Mary L was 31 years old.

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

Death — 1849
29 September 1849
Calais, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 35.

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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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