George REVERE

Born

2 April 1795 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

10 January 1870 , Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

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Paul REVERE Sarah EDWARDS

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Born: 2 April 1795 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Paul REVERE

Mother: Sarah EDWARDS

Paternal grandparents: Paul REVERE , Sarah ORNE

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George married Abigail TUFTS 6 September 1819 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . Abigail TUFTS was born 23 February 1795 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Abigail died 22 March 1821 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale).

George married (2) Mary Coffin SMITH 4 April 1822 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . Mary Coffin SMITH was born 25 November 1800 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Mary Coffin died 29 September 1869 in Needham, Massachusetts, USA.

George REVERE died 10 January 1870 in Somerville, Massachusetts, USA.
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Abigail TUFTS
Marriage date: 6 September 1819
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Mary Coffin SMITH
Marriage date: 4 April 1822
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1795
2 April 1795
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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

1819 Marriage / Partner
George REVERE and Abigail TUFTS 6 September 1819, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 24 years old.

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Abigail TUFTS died 22 March 1821, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

1822 Marriage / Partner
George REVERE and Mary Coffin SMITH 4 April 1822, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 27 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

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

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

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.

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

1869 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Coffin SMITH died 29 September 1869, Needham, Massachusetts, USA

Death — 1870
10 January 1870
Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 74.

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1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state