Almus AKELEY

Born

9 March 1798 , Vermont, USA

Died

21 December 1878 , Vermont, USA

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Thomas AKELEY Abigail WILDER

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Born: 9 March 1798 in Vermont, USA

Father: Thomas AKELEY

Mother: Abigail WILDER

Paternal grandparents: Francis AKELEY (ACKLEY) (ECKLEY) , Tabitha BULL

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Almus married Harriet FESSENDEN 19 August 1821 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Harriet FESSENDEN was born 5 June 1802 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro). Harriet died 22 December 1862 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro). Harriet was the child of Benjamin FESSENDEN and Elizabeth SALISBURY.

Almus married (2) Florinda STODDARD 17 May 1864 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . Florinda STODDARD was born 17 January 1803 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro). Florinda died 12 April 1889 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro). Florinda was the child of Jonathan STODDARD and Rhoda Roba SALISBURY.

Almus AKELEY died 21 December 1878 in Vermont, USA.

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Harriet FESSENDEN
Marriage date: 19 August 1821
Marriage place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Harriet FESSENDEN was the child of Benjamin FESSENDEN and Elizabeth SALISBURY

Children of Almus AKELEY and Harriet FESSENDEN

Lucinda Elizabeth AKELEY

Born: abt. 1821, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 May 1861,

Charlotte Lavilla AKELEY

Born: 20 October 1824, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 October 1894, , Vermont, USA

Allard Benjamin AKELEY

Born: 2 April 1827, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 December 1892, Guilford, Vermont, USA

Henry AKLEY

Born: 13 March 1830, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 January 1902, , Vermont, USA

Mary Childs AKELEY

Born: 14 June 1832, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 December 1916, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Edson Fessenden AKLEY

Born: 15 June 1832, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 13 December 1910, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Lydia A AKELEY

Born: 11 October 1836, , Vermont, USA
Died: 6 January 1912, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Sarah Ann AKELEY

Born: abt. 1840, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 4 April 1887, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Almus AKELEY married

Florinda STODDARD
Marriage date: 17 May 1864
Marriage place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Florinda STODDARD was the child of Jonathan STODDARD and Rhoda Roba SALISBURY

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Birth — 1798
9 March 1798
Vermont, 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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Almus AKELEY and Harriet FESSENDEN 19 August 1821, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

He was 23 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Charlotte Lavilla AKELEY was born 20 October 1824, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA

Almus was 26 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Allard Benjamin AKELEY was born 2 April 1827, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA

Almus was 29 years old.

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Birth of Child
Henry AKLEY was born 13 March 1830, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA

Almus was 32 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1832 Birth of Child
Mary Childs AKELEY was born 14 June 1832, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Almus was 34 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Edson Fessenden AKLEY was born 15 June 1832, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Almus was 34 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Lydia A AKELEY was born 11 October 1836, , Vermont, USA

Almus was 38 years old.

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

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

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

1862 Death of Spouse/Partner
Harriet FESSENDEN died 22 December 1862, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1864 Marriage / Partner
Almus AKELEY and Florinda STODDARD 17 May 1864, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

He was 66 years old.

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

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

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

Death — 1878
21 December 1878
Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 80.

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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