Mary RICHARDSON

Born

21 January 1811 , Augusta, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

2 August 1865 , Michigan, USA

Mary married Elias UNDERWOOD 5 September 1842 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elias UNDERWOOD was born abt. 1798 in New York, USA. Elias died 29 August 1847 in Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. Elias was the child of Elias UNDERWOOD and Perthena SALISBURY .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Mary RICHARDSON

Mary RICHARDSON married

Elias UNDERWOOD
Marriage date: 5 September 1842
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Elias UNDERWOOD was the child of Elias UNDERWOOD and Perthena SALISBURY

Children of Elias UNDERWOOD and Mary RICHARDSON

Clarissa UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1844, , Michigan, USA
Died: 4 February 1874, Ottawa, Michigan, USA

Octavia M UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1845, Calhoun, Michigan, USA
Died: ,

Augusta Louisa UNDERWOOD

Born: 13 January 1847, Jackson, Michigan, USA
Died: 16 October 1917, Thurston, Washington, USA

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Birth — 1811
21 January 1811
Augusta, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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 - 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 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Marriage / Partner
Mary RICHARDSON and Elias UNDERWOOD 5 September 1842,

She was 31 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

1847 Birth of Child
Augusta Louisa UNDERWOOD was born 13 January 1847, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Mary was 36 years old.

1847 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elias UNDERWOOD died 29 August 1847, Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

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

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)

Death — 1865
2 August 1865
Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 54.

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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