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flag female ancestor  Laura Murdock  RUGG

Born
28 February 1820 ,  Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Died
14 December 1896 ,  Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
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Born: 28 February 1820 in Leominster, Massachusetts, USA

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Laura Murdock  married  Lewis Woodbury HOWARD 19 August 1843 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Lewis Woodbury HOWARD  was born 10 July 1822 in Orange, Massachusetts, USA.  Lewis Woodbury died 5 January 1892 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA. 

Laura Murdock RUGG died 14 December 1896 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Laura Murdock RUGG

Laura Murdock RUGG married flag male ancestor Lewis Woodbury HOWARD
Marriage date: 19 August 1843
Marriage place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Lewis Woodbury HOWARD and Laura Murdock RUGG

flag male ancestor Francis Augustine HOWARD
Born: 31 May 1845, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 December 1915, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Adaline LOVELL 13 June 1875   Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

flag female ancestor Sarah Maria HOWARD
Born: 28 February 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,


flag female ancestor Louisa Eldora HOWARD
Born: 4 March 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 September 1917, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Robert Vale PEARCE 24 December 1872   Place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

flag male ancestor Walter Cummings HOWARD
Born: 29 May 1852, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 25 March 1913, Columbus, Ohio, USA


flag female ancestor Ella Moriah HOWARD
Born: 2 March 1858, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 September 1932, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Married: George Walter FAIRBROTHER 6 May 1877   Place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
Married: Frank Carlton YOUNG 29 April 1896   Place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA



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BirthBirth — 1820
28 February 1820
Leominster, Massachusetts, USA
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
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)
marriage1843 Marriage / Partner
Laura Murdock RUGG and Lewis Woodbury HOWARD 19 August 1843, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

She was 23 years old.
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
1845 Birth of Child
Francis Augustine HOWARD was born 31 May 1845, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Laura Murdock was 25 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
1849 Birth of Child
Sarah Maria HOWARD was born 28 February 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Laura Murdock was 29 years old.
1849 Birth of Child
Louisa Eldora HOWARD was born 4 March 1849, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Laura Murdock was 29 years old.
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1852 Birth of Child
Walter Cummings HOWARD was born 29 May 1852, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Laura Murdock was 32 years old.
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.
1858 Birth of Child
Ella Moriah HOWARD was born 2 March 1858, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Laura Murdock was 38 years old.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
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
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.
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
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
marriage1872 Marriage of Child
Louisa Eldora HOWARD married 24 December 1872, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to Robert Vale PEARCE
marriage1875 Marriage of Child
Francis Augustine HOWARD married 13 June 1875, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Adaline LOVELL
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
marriage1877 Marriage of Child
Ella Moriah HOWARD married 6 May 1877, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to George Walter FAIRBROTHER
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
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.
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
1892 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lewis Woodbury HOWARD died 5 January 1892, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1896
14 December 1896
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 76.
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