Ruth COGGESHALL

(b. 8 August 1804 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 12 September 1889 , Fall River, Massachusetts, USA )

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Ruth COGGESHALL was born 8 August 1804 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Ruth COGGESHALL was the child of Daniel COGGESHALL and Phebe DURFEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) John COGGESHALL and Elizabeth STAFFORD (maternal) John DURFEE and Phebe GRAY

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Ruth married Job DURFEE . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Job DURFEE was born 25 January 1798 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Job died 16 December 1862 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Job was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL.

Ruth COGGESHALL died 12 September 1889 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

m. Caleb Sabin 1793-1831
m. Job Durfee 1798-1862

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Ruth COGGESHALL married

Job DURFEE-- Place:
Job DURFEE was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL

Children:
Daniel C. Durfee (1833 - 1895)*
Phebe Durfee Gray (1838 - 1891)*
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Children of Job DURFEE and Ruth COGGESHALL:

Daniel Coggeshall DURFEE (b.12 December 1832, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Joseph D DURFEE (b.11 January 1836, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 20 December 1901, At Sea*)
m. Cynthia Gifford COGGESHALL 1873 in , Rhode Island, USA

Phebe A DURFEE (b.12 April 1838, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Job DURFEE (b.30 September 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. , )

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1804 Birth
8 August 1804
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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

1832 Birth of Child
Daniel Coggeshall DURFEE was born 12 December 1832, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Ruth was 28 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Joseph D DURFEE was born 11 January 1836, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Ruth was 31 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Phebe A DURFEE was born 12 April 1838, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Ruth was 33 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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1841 Birth of Child
Job DURFEE was born 30 September 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Ruth was 37 years old.

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 - Tiverton, Rhode Island
Name: Ruth Durfee
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1803
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Home in 1850: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 150
Household Members:
Name Age
James Winward 33
Ann Winward 33
Margaret Winward 4
Elizabeth Winward 2
Eugens Winward 0
William Harnden 26
Mary A Harnden 26
William F Harden 4
Job Durfee 32
Ruth Durfee 47
Daniel Durfee 17
Joseph D Durfee 14
Job Durfee 8
Phebe Durfee 11
Joseph Brown 27
Mary A Brown 24
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1860 - Tiverton, Rhode Island
Name: Ruth Durfee
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1804
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Home in 1860: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Post Office: Tiverton
Dwelling Number: 95
Family Number: 121
Household Members:
Name Age
Job Durfee 61
Ruth Durfee 56
Joseph Durfee 24
Phebe Durfee 22
Joseph P Brown 36
Mary A Brown 34
Mary E Brown 9
Isaac Grinnell 45
Isaac Grinnell 13
Aniel Grinnell 23
Nelson Grinnell 22

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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