Samuel Elam ALMY

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18 February 1800 , Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

17 August 1889 , Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

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Cook ALMY Charlotte COOK

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Born: 18 February 1800 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Cook ALMY

Mother: Charlotte COOK

Paternal grandparents: John ALMY , Hannah COOK

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Samuel Elam married Susan BATEMAN 24 March 1830 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Susan BATEMAN was born 11 September 1805 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. Susan died 15 November 1865 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts).

Samuel Elam ALMY died 17 August 1889 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA .

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Susan BATEMAN
Marriage date: 24 March 1830
Marriage place: Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Children of Samuel Elam ALMY and Susan BATEMAN

Susan Bateman ALMY

Born: 27 February 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 10 October 1908 , Los Angeles, California, USA

Married: Charles Adams GIFFORD 15 February 1866 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1800
18 February 1800
Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Samuel Elam ALMY and Susan BATEMAN 24 March 1830, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

He was 30 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

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 Birth of Child
Susan Bateman ALMY was born 27 February 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Samuel Elam was 41 years old.

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.