Abby GAVITT

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28 February 1825 , South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

Died

2 August 1860 , Richmond, Rhode Island, USA

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Perry GAVITT Clarissa M CARPENTER

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Born: 28 February 1825 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Perry GAVITT

Mother: Clarissa M CARPENTER

Paternal grandparents: Samuel GAVITT , Ruth BATES

Maternal grandparents: Timothy CARPENTER , Mary GARDNER

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Abby married Maxson Perry WHITE 5 August 1850 in Westerly, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maxson Perry WHITE was born 1 February 1827 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley). Maxson Perry died 13 May 1899 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley). Maxson Perry was the child of Charles P WHITE and Ruth Elizabeth PERRY.

Abby GAVITT died 2 August 1860 in Richmond, Rhode Island, USA .
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Abby GAVITT married

Maxson Perry WHITE
Marriage date: 5 August 1850
Marriage place: Westerly, Rhode Island, USA
Maxson Perry WHITE was the child of Charles P WHITE and Ruth Elizabeth PERRY

Children of Maxson Perry WHITE and Abby GAVITT

Ruth Ada WHITE

Born: 6 August 1858, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 15 November 1933, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Leverett Asa BRIGGS 24 November 1881 Place: Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)

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Birth — 1825
28 February 1825
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Abby GAVITT and Maxson Perry WHITE 5 August 1850, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)

She was 25 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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

1858 Birth of Child
Ruth Ada WHITE was born 6 August 1858, Westerly, Rhode Island, USA (Watch Hill) (Misquamicut)

Abby was 33 years old.