Abigail WOLVERTON

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abt. 1776 , Newton, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Died

2 April 1852 , Richmond, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

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Born: abt. 1776 in Newton, Crown Colony of New Jersey

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Abigail married Gabriel DAVENPORT abt. 1795 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Gabriel DAVENPORT was born abt. 1760 in Westchester, Crown Colony of New York. Gabriel died October 1843 in Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Abigail WOLVERTON died 2 April 1852 in Richmond, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Abigail WOLVERTON married

Gabriel DAVENPORT
Marriage date: abt. 1795
Marriage place: , New York, USA

Children of Gabriel DAVENPORT and Abigail WOLVERTON

Joseph Barton DAVENPORT

Born: abt. 1798, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Margaret TOMPKINS 1839

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Death of Spouse/Partner
Gabriel DAVENPORT died October 1843, Wakefield, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

Death — 1852
2 April 1852
Richmond, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada

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New Jersey was named for the English Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom the land was originally given). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1687 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
December 18, 1787 - New Jersey becomes 3rd U.S. state

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