Nathan ROSS

Born

23 October 1799 , Pownal, Vermont, USA

Died

10 April 1879 , Pownal, Vermont, USA

Nathan married Lydia KIMBALL 28 May 1820 in Pownal, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Lydia KIMBALL was born 30 December 1802 in Pownal, Vermont, USA . Lydia died 23 May 1863 in Pownal, Vermont, USA . Lydia was the child of Noah KIMBALL and Azuba SALISBURY .

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Nathan ROSS married

Lydia KIMBALL
Marriage date: 28 May 1820
Marriage place: Pownal, Vermont, USA
Lydia KIMBALL was the child of Noah KIMBALL and Azuba SALISBURY

Children of Nathan ROSS and Lydia KIMBALL

Harriet N ROSS

Born: 7 April 1822, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: 19 December 1888, Pownal, Vermont, USA

Rebeckah ROSS

Born: 6 June 1828, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: 12 May 1831, Pownal, Vermont, USA

Gardner ROSS

Born: 27 June 1832, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Andrew James ROSS

Born: 30 December 1834, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: 1 February 1906, Easton Township, Ionia, Michigan, USA

Nathan ROSS

Born: 23 September 1840, Pownal, Vermont, USA
Died: 19 March 1923, Berlin Township, Ionia, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1799
23 October 1799
Pownal, Vermont, USA

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.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1820 Marriage / Partner
Nathan ROSS and Lydia KIMBALL 28 May 1820, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

He was 20 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Harriet N ROSS was born 7 April 1822, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

Nathan was 22 years old.

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.

1828 Birth of Child
Rebeckah ROSS was born 6 June 1828, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

Nathan was 28 years old.

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

1831 Death of Child
Rebeckah ROSS died 12 May 1831, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

Nathan was 31 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Gardner ROSS was born 27 June 1832, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

Nathan was 32 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Andrew James ROSS was born 30 December 1834, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

Nathan was 35 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.

1840 Birth of Child
Nathan ROSS was born 23 September 1840, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

Nathan was 40 years old.

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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lydia KIMBALL died 23 May 1863, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the 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.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

Death — 1879
10 April 1879
Pownal, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 79.

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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