Benjamin H BATES

(b. 15 August 1808 , Lisbon, Herkimer, New York, USA d. 14 April 1887 , Clarendon, Michigan, USA )

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Benjamin H BATES was born 15 August 1808 in Lisbon, Herkimer, New York, USA

Benjamin H BATES was the child of Stephen BATES and Phebe NICHOLS

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Benjamin H married Lucinda COLE abt. 1831 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Lucinda COLE was born 13 February 1808 in New York, USA. Lucinda died 1 September 1851 in Ovid Township, Branch, Michigan, USA. Lucinda was the child of Peleg COLE and Mary SALISBURY.

Benjamin H BATES died 14 April 1887 in Clarendon, Michigan, USA .
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Benjamin H BATES married

Lucinda COLE-- Date: abt. 1831 Place: , New York, USA
Lucinda COLE was the child of Peleg COLE and Mary SALISBURY

Children of Benjamin H BATES and Lucinda COLE:

Priscilla BATES (b.3 February 1832, , New York, USA d. 21 August 1903, Clarendon, Michigan, USA )

Lydia E BATES (b.abt. 1834, , New York, USA d. 11 February 1869, Lenawee, Michigan, USA)

Phebe BATES (b.abt. 1838, , Michigan, USA d. , )

Benjamin David BATES (b.26 April 1841, Branch, Michigan, USA d. 27 March 1927, Clarendon, Michigan, USA )

Stephen T BATES (b.17 March 1845, Ovid Township, Branch, Michigan, USA d. 3 April 1936, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA)

Esther BATES (b.abt. 1845, , Michigan, USA d. , )

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1808 Birth
15 August 1808
Lisbon, Herkimer, New York, USA

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.

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

1832 Birth of Child
Priscilla BATES was born 3 February 1832, , New York, USA

Benjamin H was 23 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Benjamin David BATES was born 26 April 1841, Branch, Michigan, USA

Benjamin H was 32 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

1845 Birth of Child
Stephen T BATES was born 17 March 1845, Ovid Township, Branch, Michigan, USA

Benjamin H was 36 years old.

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