George GRINNELL

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1 February 1798 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

2 July 1874 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: 1 February 1798 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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George married Judith COGGESHALL 24 December 1848 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Judith COGGESHALL was born abt. 1817 in Rhode Island, USA. Judith died 9 November 1869 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Judith was the child of Abner COGGESHALL and Phebe DAVOL (DEVOL).

George GRINNELL died 2 July 1874 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .
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George GRINNELL married

Judith COGGESHALL
Marriage date: 24 December 1848
Marriage place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Judith COGGESHALL was the child of Abner COGGESHALL and Phebe DAVOL (DEVOL)

Children of George GRINNELL and Judith COGGESHALL

Elizabeth D GRINNELL

Born: October 1850, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 5 February 1922,

George F GRINNELL

Born: abt. 1852, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

Mary Coggeshall GRINNELL

Born: abt. 1853, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1853, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Minerva GRINNELL

Born: 30 June 1856, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1935, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Albion GRINNELL

Born: 8 March 1859, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1935,

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Birth — 1798
1 February 1798
Tiverton, Rhode Island, 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

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

1848 Marriage / Partner
George GRINNELL and Judith COGGESHALL 24 December 1848, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

He was 50 years old.

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

1850 Birth of Child
Elizabeth D GRINNELL was born October 1850, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

George was 52 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Birth of Child
Minerva GRINNELL was born 30 June 1856, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

George was 58 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Albion GRINNELL was born 8 March 1859, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

George was 61 years old.

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.

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

1869 Death of Spouse/Partner
Judith COGGESHALL died 9 November 1869, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

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

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Oak Grove Cemetery
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1874
2 July 1874
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 76.

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Oak Grove Cemetery

Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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