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flag female ancestor  Ruth  COGGESHALL

Born
8 August 1804 ,  Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died
12 September 1889 ,  Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth  married  Job DURFEE .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Job DURFEE  was born 25 January 1798 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .  Job died 16 December 1862 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .  Job was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL .
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Parents & Family of Ruth COGGESHALL

Parents of Ruth COGGESHALL

Father
Daniel COGGESHALL
Mother
Phebe DURFEE

Grandparents of Ruth COGGESHALL

Paternal grandparents
John COGGESHALL Elizabeth STAFFORD
Maternal grandparents
John DURFEE 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 .  Job died 16 December 1862 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .  Job was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL.




m. Caleb Sabin 1793-1831
m. Job Durfee 1798-1862
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Ruth COGGESHALL married flag male ancestor Job DURFEE
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Job DURFEE was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL

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



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BirthBirth — 1804
8 August 1804
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe 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.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - 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.
U.S. President1837 - 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.
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - 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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - 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
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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 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
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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
1862 Death of Spouse/Partner
Job DURFEE died 16 December 1862, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Ruth COGGESHALL - Grave
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Pocasset Hill Cemetery
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

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DeathDeath — 1889
12 September 1889
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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Pocasset Hill Cemetery
Main Road, Route 138
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Historical names: Tiverton, Massachusetts
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