Pamelia COLGROVE

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28 December 1802 , Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan Territory

Died

5 March 1877 , Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA

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Born: 28 December 1802 in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan Territory

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Pamelia married Almeron UNDERWOOD 26 January 1831 in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Almeron UNDERWOOD was born 4 August 1802 in Chenango, New York, USA. Almeron died 15 March 1868 in Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA. Almeron was the child of Elias UNDERWOOD and Perthena SALISBURY.

Pamelia COLGROVE died 5 March 1877 in Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA.
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Pamelia COLGROVE married

Almeron UNDERWOOD
Marriage date: 26 January 1831
Marriage place: Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Almeron UNDERWOOD was the child of Elias UNDERWOOD and Perthena SALISBURY

Children of Almeron UNDERWOOD and Pamelia COLGROVE

Julia Maria UNDERWOOD

Born: 27 May 1830, Oxford Township, Henry, Illinois, USA
Died: 18 January 1917, Knox, Illinois, USA

Milton UNDERWOOD

Born: 29 October 1831, Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan Territory
Died: 19 November 1916, Portland, Oregon, USA

Mary Perthema UNDERWOOD

Born: 27 July 1833, Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan Territory
Died: 24 December 1925, Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, USA

Esther Permelia UNDERWOOD

Born: 10 January 1836, Fulton, Illinois, USA
Died: 6 March 1904, Page, Iowa, USA

Almeron Delos UNDERWOOD

Born: 11 December 1839, Oxford Township, Henry, Illinois, USA
Died: 3 December 1917, Knox, Illinois, USA

Lewis UNDERWOOD

Born: 1 November 1842, Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA
Died: 16 November 1844, , Illinois, USA

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Birth — 1802
28 December 1802
Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan Territory

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 Birth of Child
Julia Maria UNDERWOOD was born 27 May 1830, Oxford Township, Henry, Illinois, USA

Pamelia was 27 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

1831 Marriage / Partner
Pamelia COLGROVE and Almeron UNDERWOOD 26 January 1831, Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

She was 28 years old.

1831 Birth of Child
Milton UNDERWOOD was born 29 October 1831, Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Pamelia was 28 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Mary Perthema UNDERWOOD was born 27 July 1833, Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Pamelia was 30 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Esther Permelia UNDERWOOD was born 10 January 1836, Fulton, Illinois, USA

Pamelia 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)

1839 Birth of Child
Almeron Delos UNDERWOOD was born 11 December 1839, Oxford Township, Henry, Illinois, USA

Pamelia was 36 years old.

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
Lewis UNDERWOOD was born 1 November 1842, Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA

Pamelia was 39 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)

1844 Death of Child
Lewis UNDERWOOD died 16 November 1844, , Illinois, USA

Pamelia was 41 years old.

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.

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)

April 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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Death of Spouse/Partner
Almeron UNDERWOOD died 15 March 1868, Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

Death — 1877
5 March 1877
Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA
She died at the age of 74.

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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)

January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state

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