George Washington SOWLE

Born

4 May 1800 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Died

23 June 1877 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

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Job SOWLE (SOULE)Abigail TRIPP

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Born: 4 May 1800 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Job SOWLE (SOULE)

Mother: Abigail TRIPP

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

George Washington married Sylva TRIPP 10 November 1827 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Sylva TRIPP was born 22 February 1795 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Sylva died 17 September 1831 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Sylva was the child of Elihu TRIPP and Mary BROWNELL.

George Washington married (2) Lydia TRIPP 25 December 1831 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Lydia TRIPP was born abt. 1807 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Lydia died 27 July 1879 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Lydia was the child of Elihu TRIPP and Mary BROWNELL.

George Washington SOWLE died 23 June 1877 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .
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Recorded occupation: whaling captain

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George Washington SOWLE married

Sylva TRIPP
Marriage date: 10 November 1827
Marriage place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Sylva TRIPP was the child of Elihu TRIPP and Mary BROWNELL

Marriage notes:

"George Sowle a whaling captain dd 1877 md Sylva Tripp and Lydia Tripp drs of Elihu Tripp."

Title Genealogy of a part of the Wodell family, from 1640 to 1880: with notices of some other families, and a condensed biography of the author as written by himself

Author Eli Wodell

Publisher s.n., 1880

Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison

Digitized Jul 17, 2007

Length 98 pages

Page 65

Children of George Washington SOWLE and Sylva TRIPP

Mary Ann SOWLE

Born: February 1820, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 January 1899, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Phedora SOWLE

Born: abt. 1825, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 March 1906, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Christina L SOWLE

Born: 19 September 1830, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 March 1921, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Abbie Jane SOWLE

Born: 16 July 1831, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 June 1909, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

George Washington SOWLE married

Lydia TRIPP
Marriage date: 25 December 1831
Marriage place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia TRIPP was the child of Elihu TRIPP and Mary BROWNELL

Marriage notes:

"George Sowle a whaling captain dd 1877 md Sylva Tripp and Lydia Tripp drs of Elihu Tripp."

Title Genealogy of a part of the Wodell family, from 1640 to 1880: with notices of some other families, and a condensed biography of the author as written by himself

Author Eli Wodell

Publisher s.n., 1880

Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison

Digitized Jul 17, 2007

Length 98 pages

Page 65

Children of George Washington SOWLE and Lydia TRIPP

Sylva (Sylvia) SOWLE

Born: 4 October 1833, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 May 1919, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

George SOWLE

Born: 12 July 1836, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 October 1910, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Laura Ann SOWLE

Born: 23 February 1838, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 June 1915, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Frederick P SOWLE

Born: abt. 1839, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 12 June 1909, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Robert Franklin SOWLE

Born: 11 May 1840, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 April 1919, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Ferdinand SOWLE

Born: abt. 1845, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 January 1897, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Leonard SOWLE

Born: abt. 1847, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Lucretia SOWLE

Born: abt. 1851, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Cornelius Albert SOWLE

Born: 30 July 1851, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Theodore SOWLE

Born: abt. 1853, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1800
4 May 1800
Westport, Massachusetts, USA

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 Birth of Child
Mary Ann SOWLE was born February 1820, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

George Washington was 19 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 Marriage / Partner
George Washington SOWLE and Sylva TRIPP 10 November 1827, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

He was 27 years old.

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

1830 Birth of Child
Christina L SOWLE was born 19 September 1830, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

George Washington was 30 years old.

1831 Marriage / Partner
George Washington SOWLE and Lydia TRIPP 25 December 1831, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

He was 31 years old.

1831 Birth of Child
Abbie Jane SOWLE was born 16 July 1831, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

George Washington was 31 years old.

1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sylva TRIPP died 17 September 1831, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

1833 Birth of Child
Sylva (Sylvia) SOWLE was born 4 October 1833, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

George Washington was 33 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
George SOWLE was born 12 July 1836, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

George Washington was 36 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Laura Ann SOWLE was born 23 February 1838, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

George Washington was 37 years old.

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
Robert Franklin SOWLE was born 11 May 1840, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

George Washington 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

1851 Birth of Child
Cornelius Albert SOWLE was born 30 July 1851, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

George Washington was 51 years old.

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 - 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.