Aretas HOOKER

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10 April 1810 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

16 February 1904 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 10 April 1810 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Aretas married Esther MCKINSTRY 16 August 1834 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Esther MCKINSTRY was born 28 November 1815 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Esther died 7 February 1837 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Esther was the child of William MCKINSTRY and Matilda MARCY.

Aretas HOOKER died 16 February 1904 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Aretas HOOKER married

Esther MCKINSTRY
Marriage date: 16 August 1834
Marriage place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Esther MCKINSTRY was the child of William MCKINSTRY and Matilda MARCY

Children of Aretas HOOKER and Esther MCKINSTRY

William Harrison HOOKER

Born: 5 October 1835, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 September 1915, Milford, Massachusetts, USA

Esther Matlida HOOKER

Born: 28 January 1837, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 June 1913, Enfield, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1810
10 April 1810
Sturbridge, 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.

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

1834 Marriage / Partner
Aretas HOOKER and Esther MCKINSTRY 16 August 1834, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

He was 24 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
William Harrison HOOKER was born 5 October 1835, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Aretas was 25 years old.

1837 Birth of Child
Esther Matlida HOOKER was born 28 January 1837, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Aretas was 26 years old.

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Esther MCKINSTRY died 7 February 1837, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

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.