Joseph Ruggles HUNT

Born

30 December 1781 , Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

26 November 1871 ,

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Abraham HUNT Mary "Polly" ST LEGER

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Born: 30 December 1781 in Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Abraham HUNT

Mother: Mary "Polly" ST LEGER

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin HUNT , Sarah ARNOLD

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Joseph Ruggles married Eleanor TONGUE abt. 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Eleanor TONGUE was born abt. 1782 in North Carolina, USA.

Joseph Ruggles HUNT died 26 November 1871
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Joseph Ruggles HUNT married

Eleanor TONGUE
Marriage date: abt. 1803
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Joseph Ruggles HUNT and Eleanor TONGUE

Joseph St Leger HUNT

Born: 9 October 1804, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Ellen Maria HUNT

Born: 19 September 1806, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 June 1897, Palmyra, Maine, USA

Elisha HUNT

Born: 19 September 1807, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 August 1808,

Sarah HUNT

Born: abt. 1809, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Elisha HUNT

Born: 4 September 1809, , New Hampshire, USA
Died: 2 April 1897, Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Gounge HUNT

Born: 10 October 1811, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 August 1818,

Antoinette HUNT

Born: 10 March 1814, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 March 1822,

Sarah Uram HUNT

Born: 15 June 1816, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 October 1884, Rumney, New Hampshire, USA

Charles Henry HUNT

Born: 16 June 1820, , New Hampshire, USA
Died: 6 March 1886, , New Hampshire, USA

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Birth — 1781
30 December 1781
Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1804 Birth of Child
Joseph St Leger HUNT was born 9 October 1804, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Ruggles was 22 years old.

1806 Birth of Child
Ellen Maria HUNT was born 19 September 1806, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Joseph Ruggles was 24 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Elisha HUNT was born 19 September 1807, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Joseph Ruggles was 25 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Elisha HUNT was born 4 September 1809, , New Hampshire, USA

Joseph Ruggles was 27 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Mary Gounge HUNT was born 10 October 1811, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Joseph Ruggles was 29 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Antoinette HUNT was born 10 March 1814, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Joseph Ruggles was 32 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Sarah Uram HUNT was born 15 June 1816, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Joseph Ruggles was 34 years old.

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

1820 Birth of Child
Charles Henry HUNT was born 16 June 1820, , New Hampshire, USA

Joseph Ruggles was 38 years old.

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)

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)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state