John Colby
WHITTIER
(b.
18 September 1813
,
Palermo, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
d.
29 August 1878
,
Caribou, Maine, USA
)
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John Colby WHITTIER was born 18 September 1813 in Palermo, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
John Colby WHITTIER was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
John Colby married Rebecca BURGESS 1 September 1835 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rebecca BURGESS was born 7 February 1815 in Vassalboro, Maine, USA (East). Rebecca died 19 August 1887 in Caribou, Maine, USA.
John Colby WHITTIER died 29 August 1878 in Caribou, Maine, USA.
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Family and Children of John Colby WHITTIER
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Rebecca BURGESS-- Date: 1 September 1835 Place:
Children of John Colby WHITTIER and Rebecca BURGESS:
Frederick Augustus WHITTIER (b.11 March 1846, Thomaston, Maine, USA d. 4 May 1934, Caribou, Maine, USA)
m. Hannah Louise NELSON 28 November 1878 in Caribou, Maine, USA
Rebecca BURGESS-- Date: 1 September 1835 Place: Children of John Colby WHITTIER and Rebecca BURGESS:
Frederick Augustus WHITTIER (b.11 March 1846, Thomaston, Maine, USA d. 4 May 1934, Caribou, Maine, USA)m. Hannah Louise NELSON 28 November 1878 in Caribou, Maine, USA
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1813 Birth 18 September 1813
Palermo, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
1835 Marriage / PartnerJohn Colby WHITTIER and Rebecca BURGESS 1 September 1835,
He was 21 years old.
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.
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)
1846 Birth of ChildFrederick Augustus WHITTIER was born 11 March 1846, Thomaston, Maine, USA
John Colby was 32 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1878 Death 29 August 1878
Caribou, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 64.
Added: 10/10/2025 12:39:19 PM
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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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