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flag female ancestor  Mary Lewis  BROWNE

Born
17 August 1829 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died
16 October 1871 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 17 August 1829 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Mary Lewis  married  Abraham Hobart TOWER 24 December 1851 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Abraham Hobart TOWER  was born 1 April 1829 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.  Abraham Hobart died 25 April 1904 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.  Abraham Hobart was the child of Abraham Hobart TOWER and Charlotte BATES.

Mary Lewis BROWNE died 16 October 1871 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Mary Lewis BROWNE

Mary Lewis BROWNE married flag male ancestor Abraham Hobart TOWER
Marriage date: 24 December 1851
Marriage place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Abraham Hobart TOWER was the child of Abraham Hobart TOWER and Charlotte BATES

Children of Abraham Hobart TOWER and Mary Lewis BROWNE

flag female ancestor Mary Hobart TOWER
Born: 30 October 1852, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1921, , Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Abraham Hobart TOWER
Born: 8 September 1858, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1939, , Massachusetts, USA




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BirthBirth — 1829
17 August 1829
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
marriage1851 Marriage / Partner
Mary Lewis BROWNE and Abraham Hobart TOWER 24 December 1851, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

She was 22 years old.
1852 Birth of Child
Mary Hobart TOWER was born 30 October 1852, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Lewis was 23 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1858 Birth of Child
Abraham Hobart TOWER was born 8 September 1858, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Lewis was 29 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
DeathDeath — 1871
16 October 1871
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 42.
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