Jesse Helpit FRENCH
Born: 28 February 1827, Whitchurch, York, Upper Canada
Died: 6 October 1913, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Died: 6 October 1913, Macomb, Michigan, USA
Married: Mary Ann DOUGHERTY 28 September 1851
Jane
MACKLEM
Born
7 March 1788
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Mt Bethel, Northhampton, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
6 June 1875
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Ridgeway, Macomb, Michigan, USA
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Born: 7 March 1788 in Mt Bethel, Northhampton, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jane married Charles Matthew FRENCH abt. 1810 in Upper Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles Matthew FRENCH was born abt. 1790 in West Buckland, Devon, England. Charles Matthew died 7 November 1846 in Whitchurch-Stouffville, York, Canada West.
Jane MACKLEM died 6 June 1875 in Ridgeway, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
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Birth — 17887 March 1788
Mt Bethel, Northhampton, Pennsylvania, USA
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.1827 Birth of ChildJesse Helpit FRENCH was born 28 February 1827, Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canada
Jane was 39 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 Death of Spouse/PartnerCharles Matthew FRENCH died 7 November 1846, Whitchurch-Stouffville, York, Ontario, Canada
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.Death — 18756 June 1875
Ridgeway, Macomb, Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 87.
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Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state
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