Abraham Bowen BORDEN

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8 July 1798 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Died

6 December 1862 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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Richard BORDEN Patty Martha BOWEN

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Born: 8 July 1798 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard BORDEN

Mother: Patty Martha BOWEN

Paternal grandparents: Richard BORDEN , Hope COOKE

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Abraham Bowen married Phoebe DAVENPORT abt. 1822 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Phoebe DAVENPORT was born 25 August 1789 in Massachusetts, USA. Phoebe died 13 October 1853 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Abraham Bowen BORDEN died 6 December 1862 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

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Abraham Bowen BORDEN married

Phoebe DAVENPORT
Marriage date: abt. 1822
Marriage place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Abraham Bowen BORDEN and Phoebe DAVENPORT

Andrew Jackson BORDEN

Born: 13 September 1822 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 August 1892, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sarah Anthony MORSE 25 December 1845 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1798
8 July 1798
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

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

1822 Birth of Child
Andrew Jackson BORDEN was born 13 September 1822 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Abraham Bowen was 24 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)

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

1845 Marriage of Child
Andrew Jackson BORDEN married 25 December 1845 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Sarah Anthony MORSE

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

1853 Death of Spouse/Partner
Phoebe DAVENPORT died 13 October 1853 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

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

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

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Oak Grove Cemetery
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1862
6 December 1862
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 64.

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Oak Grove Cemetery

Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state