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flag male ancestor  Andrew Jackson  SOUTHER

Born
17 November 1831 ,  Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
Died
6 March 1898 ,  Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
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Laban SOUTHERElizabeth TOWER
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Born: 17 November 1831 in Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Laban SOUTHER
Mother: Elizabeth TOWER
Maternal grandparents: Abraham TOWER , Hannah KENT


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Andrew Jackson  married  Mary A T HYDEN abt. 1856 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .  Mary A T HYDEN  was born abt. 1832 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). 

Andrew Jackson  married  (2) Mehitable Copeland HARTWELL 17 July 1861 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Mehitable Copeland HARTWELL  was born 25 December 1839 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro).  Mehitable Copeland died 28 April 1919 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA. 

Andrew Jackson SOUTHER died 6 March 1898 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Andrew Jackson SOUTHER

Andrew Jackson SOUTHER married flag female ancestor Mary A T HYDEN
Marriage date: abt. 1856
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Andrew Jackson SOUTHER and Mary A T HYDEN

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Andrew Jackson SOUTHER married flag female ancestor Mehitable Copeland HARTWELL
Marriage date: 17 July 1861
Marriage place: Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Andrew Jackson SOUTHER and Mehitable Copeland HARTWELL

flag male ancestor Harry Washburn SOUTHER
Born: 29 November 1862, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 January 1900, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA


flag female ancestor Eleanor Grace SOUTHER
Born: 9 February 1866, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1935, , Massachusetts, USA

Married: Otis Richardson COOKE 24 January 1894   Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

flag female ancestor Abbie Hartwell SOUTHER
Born: 21 April 1869, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 December 1909, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA


flag male ancestor Edward Everett Hale SOUTHER
Born: 23 July 1871, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 6 September 1945, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sally Fabens CUSHING 12 September 1906   Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

flag male ancestor George Winthrop SOUTHER
Born: 8 August 1874, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1952, St Johns, Florida, USA

Married: Sarah Theresa "Sadie" BUEHLER 22 June 1904   Place: Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA (East Canterbury)

flag male ancestor Ray Mortimer SOUTHER
Born: 12 August 1878, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 March 1950, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA


flag female ancestor Blanche Mortimer SOUTHER
Born: 28 November 1881, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 January 1963, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alexander ROSE 6 January 1906   Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA



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BirthBirth — 1831
17 November 1831
Littleton, Massachusetts, USA
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
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
marriage1861 Marriage / Partner
Andrew Jackson SOUTHER and Mehitable Copeland HARTWELL 17 July 1861, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)

He 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
1862 Birth of Child
Harry Washburn SOUTHER was born 29 November 1862, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Jackson was 31 years old.
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.
1866 Birth of Child
Eleanor Grace SOUTHER was born 9 February 1866, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Jackson was 34 years old.
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
1869 Birth of Child
Abbie Hartwell SOUTHER was born 21 April 1869, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Jackson was 37 years old.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1871 Birth of Child
Edward Everett Hale SOUTHER was born 23 July 1871, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Jackson was 39 years old.
1874 Birth of Child
George Winthrop SOUTHER was born 8 August 1874, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Jackson was 42 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
1878 Birth of Child
Ray Mortimer SOUTHER was born 12 August 1878, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Jackson was 46 years old.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
1881 Birth of Child
Blanche Mortimer SOUTHER was born 28 November 1881, , Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Jackson was 50 years old.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
marriage1894 Marriage of Child
Eleanor Grace SOUTHER married 24 January 1894, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Otis Richardson COOKE
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1898
6 March 1898
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 66.
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