Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM

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abt. 1783 , Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

22 August 1868 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1783 in Boston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Eliza Langdon married Francis LINCOLN February 1807 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Francis LINCOLN was born 29 March 1783 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Francis died 27 August 1849 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale). Francis was the child of Amos LINCOLN and Deborah REVERE.

Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM died 22 August 1868 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM married

Francis LINCOLN
Marriage date: February 1807
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Francis LINCOLN was the child of Amos LINCOLN and Deborah REVERE

Children of Francis LINCOLN and Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM

Francis LINCOLN

Born: abt. 1808, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 September 1878, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Elizabeth Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: May 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 February 1888, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Mary Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: 12 September 1811, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 May 1897, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Abby Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: 11 October 1815, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 August 1850, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Joanna Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: February 1817, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 December 1876, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Langdon Frothingham LINCOLN

Born: abt. 1820, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 September 1850, San Francisco, unorganized territory (California)

John Bumstead LINCOLN

Born: abt. 1821, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 September 1848, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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)

1807 Marriage / Partner
Eliza Langdon FROTHINGHAM and Francis LINCOLN February 1807, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1809 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Frothingham LINCOLN was born May 1809, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

1811 Birth of Child
Mary Frothingham LINCOLN was born 12 September 1811, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1815 Birth of Child
Abby Frothingham LINCOLN was born 11 October 1815, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Joanna Frothingham LINCOLN was born February 1817, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

1848 Death of Child
John Bumstead LINCOLN died 13 September 1848, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Death of Spouse/Partner
Francis LINCOLN died 27 August 1849, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1850 Death of Child
Abby Frothingham LINCOLN died 13 August 1850, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

1850 Death of Child
Langdon Frothingham LINCOLN died 5 September 1850, San Francisco, California, USA

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.

Death — 1868
22 August 1868
Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

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