Abraham SHERMAN

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2 August 1776 , Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

6 February 1852 , Busti, New York, USA

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Born: 2 August 1776 in Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Abraham married Almy TALLMAN abt. 1797 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Almy TALLMAN was born 17 May 1773 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Almy died abt. 1862 in Ashville, Chautauqua, New York. Almy was the child of Gideon TALLMAN and Nancy ALMY.

Abraham SHERMAN died 6 February 1852 in Busti, New York, USA.
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Abraham SHERMAN married

Almy TALLMAN
Marriage date: abt. 1797
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Almy TALLMAN was the child of Gideon TALLMAN and Nancy ALMY

Children of Abraham SHERMAN and Almy TALLMAN

David SHERMAN

Born: 11 September 1797, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Nancy Tallman SHERMAN

Born: 19 August 1799, Cambridge, New York, USA
Died: 8 April 1889, Brant, Erie, New York, USA

Gideon Tallman SHERMAN

Born: 12 April 1801, Cambridge, New York, USA
Died: 7 September 1850, Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, USA

Merritt SHERMAN

Born: 4 April 1803, , New York, USA
Died: abt. 1870,

Jonathan SHERMAN

Born: 15 March 1805, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Humphrey SHERMAN

Born: 25 January 1808, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Adaline SHERMAN

Born: 7 March 1813, , New York, USA
Died: 24 October 1896,

Abraham SHERMAN

Born: 5 September 1817, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1899, Chautauqua, New York, USA

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Birth — 1776
2 August 1776
Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

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

1797 Birth of Child
David SHERMAN was born 11 September 1797, , Massachusetts, USA

Abraham was 21 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Nancy Tallman SHERMAN was born 19 August 1799, Cambridge, New York, USA

Abraham was 23 years old.

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1801 Birth of Child
Gideon Tallman SHERMAN was born 12 April 1801, Cambridge, New York, USA

Abraham was 24 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Merritt SHERMAN was born 4 April 1803, , New York, USA

Abraham was 26 years old.

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Birth of Child
Jonathan SHERMAN was born 15 March 1805, , New York, USA

Abraham was 28 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1808 Birth of Child
Humphrey SHERMAN was born 25 January 1808, , New York, USA

Abraham was 31 years old.

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.

1813 Birth of Child
Adaline SHERMAN was born 7 March 1813, , New York, USA

Abraham was 36 years old.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Birth of Child
Abraham SHERMAN was born 5 September 1817, Cayuga County, New York, USA

Abraham was 41 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 - 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

1850 Death of Child
Gideon Tallman SHERMAN died 7 September 1850, Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, USA

Abraham was 74 years old.

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Maple Grove Cemetery Ashville Chautauqua County New York, USA

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Death — 1852
6 February 1852
Busti, New York, USA
He died at the age of 75.

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Maple Grove Cemetery Ashville Chautauqua County New York, USA

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