Elizabeth (Betsey) UNKNOWN

(b. abt. 1784 , Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 18 August 1866 , Farmington, Maine, USA )

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Elizabeth (Betsey) UNKNOWN was born abt. 1784 in Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Elizabeth (Betsey) UNKNOWN was the child of ? and ?

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Elizabeth (Betsey) married Joseph HISCOCK 17 February 1807 in Bristol, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph HISCOCK was born 9 December 1780 in Nobleboro, Maine, USA (Nobleborough). Joseph died 24 May 1857 in Farmington, Maine, USA. Joseph was the child of Thomas HISCOCK and Anna KNOWLTON.

Elizabeth (Betsey) UNKNOWN died 18 August 1866 in Farmington, Maine, USA.
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Elizabeth (Betsey) UNKNOWN married

Joseph HISCOCK-- Date: 17 February 1807 Place: Bristol, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Joseph HISCOCK was the child of Thomas HISCOCK and Anna KNOWLTON

Children of Joseph HISCOCK and Elizabeth (Betsey) UNKNOWN:

Richard HISCOCK (b.17 December 1808, Farmington, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 3 February 1859, Farmington, Maine, USA)

Nancy HISCOCK (b.15 July 1810, Farmington, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 20 February 1811, Farmington, Massachusetts (District of Maine))

Hiram HISCOCK (b.15 June 1812, Farmington, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 25 October 1874, Farmington, Maine, USA)
m. Mary A HOYT 27 April 1838

Jane HISCOCK (b.9 April 1814, Farmington, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. , )

Harriet HISCOCK (b.1 September 1819, Farmington, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 6 June 1880, Farmington, Maine, USA)

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1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

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

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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)

1807 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth (Betsey) UNKNOWN and Joseph HISCOCK 17 February 1807, Bristol, Maine, USA (New Harbor)

1808 Birth of Child
Richard HISCOCK was born 17 December 1808, Farmington, Maine, USA

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Birth of Child
Nancy HISCOCK was born 15 July 1810, Farmington, Maine, USA

1811 Death of Child
Nancy HISCOCK died 20 February 1811, Farmington, Maine, USA

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.

1812 Birth of Child
Hiram HISCOCK was born 15 June 1812, Farmington, Maine, USA

1814 Birth of Child
Jane HISCOCK was born 9 April 1814, Farmington, Maine, USA

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1819 Birth of Child
Harriet HISCOCK was born 1 September 1819, Farmington, Maine, 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

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

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.

1857 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph HISCOCK died 24 May 1857, Farmington, Maine, USA

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

1859 Death of Child
Richard HISCOCK died 3 February 1859, Farmington, Maine, USA

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 - 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.

1866 Death
18 August 1866
Farmington, Maine, USA

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state