Harriet FESSENDEN

Born

5 June 1802 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Died

22 December 1862 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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Benjamin FESSENDEN Elizabeth SALISBURY

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Harriet FESSENDEN was born 5 June 1802 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Father: Benjamin FESSENDEN

Mother: Elizabeth SALISBURY

Grandparents: (maternal) Jonathan SALISBURY and Mary "Molly" CHILD

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Harriet married Almus AKELEY 19 August 1821 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Almus AKELEY was born 9 March 1798 in Vermont, USA. Almus died 21 December 1878 in Vermont, USA. Almus was the child of Thomas AKELEY and Abigail WILDER.

Harriet FESSENDEN died 22 December 1862 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA .

m. Almus Ackley (1798 - 1878)

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Harriet FESSENDEN married

Almus AKELEY
Marriage date: 19 August 1821
Marriage place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Almus AKELEY was the child of Thomas AKELEY and Abigail WILDER

Children of Almus AKELEY and Harriet FESSENDEN

Lucinda Elizabeth AKELEY

Born: abt. 1821, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 May 1861,

Charlotte Lavilla AKELEY

Born: 20 October 1824, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 October 1894, , Vermont, USA

Allard Benjamin AKELEY

Born: 2 April 1827, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 December 1892, Guilford, Vermont, USA

Henry AKLEY

Born: 13 March 1830, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 January 1902, , Vermont, USA

Mary Childs AKELEY

Born: 14 June 1832, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 December 1916, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Edson Fessenden AKLEY

Born: 15 June 1832, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 13 December 1910, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Lydia A AKELEY

Born: 11 October 1836, , Vermont, USA
Died: 6 January 1912, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Sarah Ann AKELEY

Born: abt. 1840, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 4 April 1887, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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Birth
Name: Harriot Fessenden
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 05 Jun 1802
Birthplace: BRATTLEBORO TWP,WINDHAM,VERMONT
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Father's Name: Benj. Fessenden
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Mother's Name: Elizabeth
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: 7450092
System Origin: Vermont-ODM
GS Film number: unknown
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'Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ F82G-K2B : accessed 08 Dec 2013), Benj. Fessenden in entry for Harriot Fessenden, 05 Jun 1802.
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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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Harriet FESSENDEN and Almus AKELEY 19 August 1821, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

She was 19 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Charlotte Lavilla AKELEY was born 20 October 1824, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA

Harriet was 22 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Allard Benjamin AKELEY was born 2 April 1827, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA

Harriet was 24 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Birth of Child
Henry AKLEY was born 13 March 1830, Northfield, Massachusetts, USA

Harriet was 27 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1832 Birth of Child
Mary Childs AKELEY was born 14 June 1832, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Harriet was 30 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Edson Fessenden AKLEY was born 15 June 1832, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Harriet was 30 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Lydia A AKELEY was born 11 October 1836, , Vermont, USA

Harriet was 34 years old.

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.