Porter G HODGDON

Born

13 February 1831 , Sanbornton, New Hampshire, USA

Died

8 May 1897 , Vermont, USA

Porter G married Cynthia Norilla SILVER 5 April 1854 in Sanbornton, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cynthia Norilla SILVER was born 5 August 1835 in Craftsbury, Vermont, USA . Cynthia Norilla died abt. 1913 in Craftsbury, Vermont, USA . Cynthia Norilla was the child of Timothy SILVER and Agnes KENISTON .

Parents & Family of Porter G HODGDON

Parents of Porter G HODGDON

Father

Ira G HODGDON

Mother

Elizabeth GOODWIN

Grandparents of Porter G HODGDON

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Porter G HODGDON

Porter G HODGDON married

Cynthia Norilla SILVER
Marriage date: 5 April 1854
Marriage place: Sanbornton, New Hampshire, USA
Cynthia Norilla SILVER was the child of Timothy SILVER and Agnes KENISTON

Children of Porter G HODGDON and Cynthia Norilla SILVER

Edward Eugene HODGDON

Born: 18 April 1868, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 29 November 1944, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Married: Miranda COBURN 4 July 1890 Place: Craftsbury, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1831
13 February 1831
Sanbornton, New Hampshire, USA

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

1854 Marriage / Partner
Porter G HODGDON and Cynthia Norilla SILVER 5 April 1854, Sanbornton, New Hampshire, USA (North) (Gaza) (Bay Meetinghouse) (Winnisquam)

He was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Edward Eugene HODGDON was born 18 April 1868, Craftsbury, Vermont, USA (Mill Village) (North, East) (Craftsbury Common)

Porter G was 37 years old.

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.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled