Lydia BROOKS

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14 July 1803 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

abt. 1893 , Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Born: 14 July 1803 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Lydia married Alpheus BISSELL 13 May 1824 in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alpheus BISSELL was born 24 January 1801 in Canaan, Connecticut, USA . Alpheus died 9 February 1897

Lydia BROOKS died abt. 1893 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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Lydia BROOKS married

Alpheus BISSELL
Marriage date: 13 May 1824
Marriage place: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA

Children of Alpheus BISSELL and Lydia BROOKS

Melville Reuben BISSELL

Born: 25 September 1843, Hartwick, New York, USA
Died: 15 March 1889, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Married: Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND 29 November 1865

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Birth — 1803
14 July 1803
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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 Marriage / Partner
Lydia BROOKS and Alpheus BISSELL 13 May 1824, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA

She was 20 years old.

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Melville Reuben BISSELL was born 25 September 1843, Hartwick, New York, USA

Lydia was 40 years old.

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 - 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