Horace
FRENCH
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Born: 6 December 1822 in Seekonk, Massachusetts, USA
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Horace married Arvilla Hale SALISBURY 31 December 1843 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA . Arvilla Hale SALISBURY was born 24 September 1827 in Rhode Island, USA. Arvilla Hale died 29 August 1913 in Thomaston, Connecticut, USA (Plymouth Hollow). Arvilla Hale was the child of George Washington SALISBURY and Sarah Elizabeth HEATH.
Horace FRENCH died 7 June 1883 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
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Arvilla Hale SALISBURYMarriage date: 31 December 1843
Marriage place: Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Arvilla Hale SALISBURY was the child of George Washington SALISBURY and Sarah Elizabeth HEATH
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Birth — 18226 December 1822
Seekonk, Massachusetts, USA
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.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Marriage / PartnerHorace FRENCH and Arvilla Hale SALISBURY 31 December 1843, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
He was 21 years old.
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, 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. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Death — 18837 June 1883
Providence, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 60.
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Last updated: 8/18/2026 1:42:09 PM
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