Frances Edwards WHITNEY

Born

13 November 1817 , New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Died

5 May 1859 , New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Eli WHITNEY Henrietta Frances EDWARDS

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Frances Edwards WHITNEY was born 13 November 1817 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Frances Edwards WHITNEY was the child of Eli WHITNEY and Henrietta Frances EDWARDS

and the grandchild of: (paternal) Eli WHITNEY and Elizabeth FAY

Frances Edwards WHITNEY died 5 May 1859 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA .

Spouse:
Charles Llewellyn Chaplain (1816 - 1892)

Children:
Elizabeth Stoddard Chaplain (1848 - 1921)*
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1817 Birth
13 November 1817
New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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

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

Grave

Grove St. Cemetery
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)

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1859 Death
5 May 1859
New Haven, Connecticut, USA

She died at the age of 41.

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Frances is buried at:

Grove St. Cemetery

227 Grove Street
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
http://www.grovestreetcemetery.org/

Added: 3/28/2016 1:42:11 PM - Updated: 5/21/2017 12:33:27 PM

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