Samuel PIERCE

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31 December 1783 , Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

6 May 1864 , Brompton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada

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Born: 31 December 1783 in Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Samuel married Alice CASWELL abt. 1810 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alice CASWELL was born 2 January 1790 in Littleton, New Hampshire, USA . Alice died 5 January 1876 in Brompton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada.

Samuel PIERCE died 6 May 1864 in Brompton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada.
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Samuel PIERCE married

Alice CASWELL
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Alice PIERCE

Born: 7 April 1824, Brompton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada
Died: 27 January 1894, Brompton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada

Married: James Delapp MOORE 9 June 1846

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Birth — 1783
31 December 1783
Hartford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Alice PIERCE was born 7 April 1824, Brompton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada

Samuel was 40 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

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

Death — 1864
6 May 1864
Brompton, Richmond, Quebec, Canada
He died at the age of 80.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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