Alpheus John NIMS

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22 February 1816 , Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

Died

22 May 1894 , Seattle, Washington, USA

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Born: 22 February 1816 in Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

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Alpheus John married Almena RANDALL abt. 1836 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Almena RANDALL was born 11 March 1817 in Malta, Saratoga, New York, USA. Almena died 6 January 1879 in Manistee, Michigan, USA. Almena was the child of Reuben RANDALL and Deborah MOSHER.

Alpheus John NIMS died 22 May 1894 in Seattle, Washington, USA.
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Almena RANDALL
Marriage date: abt. 1836
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Almena RANDALL was the child of Reuben RANDALL and Deborah MOSHER

Children of Alpheus John NIMS and Almena RANDALL

Eliza NIMS

Born: 9 December 1836, Hadley, New York, USA
Died: 29 November 1906,

Married: Levi Allen MCKEE 10 August 1883

Martha NIMS

Born: July 1838, Hadley, New York, USA
Died: 28 May 1909, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Married: William Watson WARDWELL 14 April 1872

Dewitt NIMS

Born: abt. 1840, Hadley, New York, USA
Died: 4 August 1863, Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

Seymour James NIMS

Born: 5 June 1841, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: 4 October 1913, Mankato, Blue Earth, Minnesota, USA

Married: Sarah Jane COOK 7 February 1865

Amelia NIMS

Born: abt. 1841, Hadley, New York, USA
Died: ,

Paulina NIMS

Born: abt. 1843, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Died: 16 October 1898, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Married: George R BEALS 3 June 1868

Mary Ann NIMS

Born: 16 April 1847, Day, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: 6 November 1928, Potlatch, Latah, Idaho, USA

Married: Henry Solon TIBBITTS 6 April 1871

Julius C NIMS

Born: 2 April 1849, Portage, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 30 July 1922, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Married: Mary A FREDERICK 25 June 1882

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Birth — 1816
22 February 1816
Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

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 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1836 Birth of Child
Eliza NIMS was born 9 December 1836, Hadley, New York, USA

Alpheus John was 20 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Martha NIMS was born July 1838, Hadley, New York, USA

Alpheus John was 22 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Seymour James NIMS was born 5 June 1841, Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory)

Alpheus John was 25 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)

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

1847 Birth of Child
Mary Ann NIMS was born 16 April 1847, Day, Saratoga, New York, USA

Alpheus John was 31 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Birth of Child
Julius C NIMS was born 2 April 1849, Portage, Wisconsin, USA

Alpheus John was 33 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States