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flag male ancestor  Nelson Root  REED

Born
24 January 1847 ,  Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died
11 February 1906 ,  Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Nelson Root  married  Sophia Richmond LAWTON 7 January 1869 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sophia Richmond LAWTON  was born 5 April 1846 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .  Sophia Richmond died 19 July 1900 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.  Sophia Richmond was the child of John LAWTON and Julia Ann TRIPP .
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Nelson Root  married  Sophia Richmond LAWTON 7 January 1869 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sophia Richmond LAWTON  was born 5 April 1846 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .  Sophia Richmond died 19 July 1900 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.  Sophia Richmond was the child of John LAWTON and Julia Ann TRIPP.




son of Stephen Reed and Matilda Booth
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Nelson Root REED married flag female ancestor Sophia Richmond LAWTON
Marriage date: 7 January 1869
Marriage place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
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Sophia Richmond LAWTON was the child of John LAWTON and Julia Ann TRIPP

Marriage notes:
Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910
groom's name: Nelson R Reed
groom's birth date: 1848
groom's birthplace:
groom's age: 21
bride's name: Sophia R Lawton
bride's birth date: 1847
bride's birthplace:
bride's age: 22
marriage date: 07 Jan 1869
marriage place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
groom's father's name: Stephen Reed
groom's mother's name: Matilda Reed
bride's father's name: John Lawton
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indexing project (batch) number: I04905-5
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source film number: 2047677
reference number: 14

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BirthBirth — 1847
24 January 1847
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
marriage1869 Marriage / Partner
Nelson Root REED and Sophia Richmond LAWTON 7 January 1869, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

He was 21 years old.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
1869 Birth of Child
Clara Nelson REED was born 31 December 1869, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Nelson Root was 22 years old.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1873 Birth of Child
Bertha Lawton REED was born 20 December 1873, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Nelson Root was 26 years old.
1874 Birth of Child
Annie Parker REED was born 23 October 1874, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton)

Nelson Root was 27 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1880 Birth of Child
Matilda May REED was born 14 September 1880, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Nelson Root was 33 years old.
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
marriage1899 Marriage of Child
Bertha Lawton REED married 11 October 1899, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Arthur Delos FISHER
1900 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sophia Richmond LAWTON died 19 July 1900, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
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Oak Grove Cemetery
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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DeathDeath — 1906
11 February 1906
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 59.

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