Elijah MARCY

Born

abt. 1785 , Southbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

14 February 1855 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: abt. 1785 in Southbridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Parents of Elijah MARCY

Father

Elijah MARCY

Mother

Mary HOBBS

Grandparents of Elijah MARCY

Paternal grandparents

Elijah MARCY Sarah STACY

Maternal grandparents

Nathan HOBBS Lydia WARREN

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Elijah married Sarah CLEMENCE abt. 1816 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Sarah CLEMENCE was born abt. 1792 in Charlton, Massachusetts, USA . Sarah died 19 June 1871 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .

Elijah MARCY died 14 February 1855 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elijah MARCY

Elijah MARCY married

Sarah CLEMENCE
Marriage date: abt. 1816
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Children of Elijah MARCY and Sarah CLEMENCE

Lemuel MARCY

Born: 1 February 1816, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 October 1884, Orange, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Daniel C MARCY

Born: 8 January 1821, Montgomery, Vermont, USA
Died: 21 October 1895, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA

Matilda M MARCY

Born: abt. 1832, Montgomery, Vermont, USA
Died: 10 September 1860, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Hosea Joy MARCY

Born: 8 January 1834, Montgomery, Vermont, USA
Died: 15 December 1912, Auburn, Massachusetts, USA

Peter Newell MARCY

Born: 8 July 1837, Montgomery, Vermont, USA
Died: 31 May 1914, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

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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

John Adams Genealogy

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)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1816 Birth of Child
Lemuel MARCY was born 1 February 1816, , Massachusetts, USA

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1821 Birth of Child
Daniel C MARCY was born 8 January 1821, Montgomery, Vermont, USA

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 Birth of Child
Hosea Joy MARCY was born 8 January 1834, Montgomery, Vermont, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Peter Newell MARCY was born 8 July 1837, Montgomery, Vermont, USA

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

Death — 1855
14 February 1855
Southbridge, 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