Laban SOUTHER

(b. 5 January 1800 , Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA d. 5 August 1860 , Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA )

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Laban SOUTHER was born 5 January 1800 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Laban SOUTHER was the child of ? and ?

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Laban married Elizabeth TOWER January 1821 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Elizabeth TOWER was born 23 October 1803 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth died 10 November 1888 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth was the child of Abraham TOWER and Hannah KENT.

Laban SOUTHER died 5 August 1860 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Laban SOUTHER married

Elizabeth TOWER-- Date: January 1821 Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth TOWER was the child of Abraham TOWER and Hannah KENT

Children of Laban SOUTHER and Elizabeth TOWER:

Edwin Francis SOUTHER (b.1 December 1822, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 March 1901, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Harriet FARROW 8 February 1846 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah Elizabeth SOUTHER (b.1 May 1825, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 July 1887, )
m. William B TOWER 8 June 1853

Abigail Tower SOUTHER (b.15 September 1827, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA d. 16 May 1859, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA)

Andrew Jackson SOUTHER (b.17 November 1831, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 March 1898, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Mary A T HYDEN 1856 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
m. Mehitable Copeland HARTWELL 17 July 1861 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)

Abraham Tower SOUTHER (b.25 May 1833, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 May 1850, )

Augusta Anna SOUTHER (b.22 August 1842, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 November 1922, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA)

Hanna Hobart SOUTHER (b.5 August 1846, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 June 1903, )

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1800 Birth
5 January 1800
Cohasset, Massachusetts, 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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Laban SOUTHER and Elizabeth TOWER January 1821, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Edwin Francis SOUTHER was born 1 December 1822, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Laban was 22 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

1825 Birth of Child
Sarah Elizabeth SOUTHER was born 1 May 1825, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Laban was 25 years old.

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
Abigail Tower SOUTHER was born 15 September 1827, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Laban was 27 years old.

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

1831 Birth of Child
Andrew Jackson SOUTHER was born 17 November 1831, Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

Laban was 31 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Abraham Tower SOUTHER was born 25 May 1833, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Laban was 33 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

1842 Birth of Child
Augusta Anna SOUTHER was born 22 August 1842, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Laban was 42 years old.

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

1846 Marriage of Child
Edwin Francis SOUTHER married 8 February 1846, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Harriet FARROW

1846 Birth of Child
Hanna Hobart SOUTHER was born 5 August 1846, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Laban was 46 years old.

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