Abby Jane MATTOON

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14 December 1824 , Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Died

24 July 1901 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Charles MATTOON Julia Ann BURNHAM

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Born: 14 December 1824 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Charles MATTOON

Mother: Julia Ann BURNHAM

Paternal grandparents: Charles MATTOON , Frances MARTINDALE

Maternal grandparents: Asa W BURNHAM , Lucy HUNTINGTON

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Abby Jane married Samuel BELDEN 8 April 1845 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Samuel BELDEN was born abt. 1816 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel died 21 February 1891

Abby Jane MATTOON died 24 July 1901 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Abby Jane MATTOON married

Samuel BELDEN
Marriage date: 8 April 1845
Marriage place: Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Samuel Belden

Birth Date: 1817

Birthplace: Of Lenox

Age: 28

Spouse's Name: Abby J Mattoon

Spouse's Birth Date: 1825

Spouse's Birthplace: Of Lenox

Spouse's Age: 20

Event Date: 08 Apr 1845

Event Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Father's Name: Levi Belden

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Spouse's Father's Name: Chas Mattoon

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Marital Status: Single

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Spouse's Marital Status: Single

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02873-6

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

GS Film number: 238335

Reference ID: p. 49

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 25 Jun 2013), Samuel Belden and Abby J Mattoon, 08 Apr 1845.

married Samuel Belden, 8 Apr 1845, Lenox, Massachusetts -- Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841 - 1910, Vol: 12 ; Page: 20

Children of Samuel BELDEN and Abby Jane MATTOON

Katherine Maria BELDEN

Born: 3 February 1846 , Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 1 April 1884, , New York, USA

Mary Elizabeth BELDEN

Born: 11 December 1847, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Evaline Sophronia BELDEN

Born: 23 January 1853, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Jane Esther BELDEN

Born: 7 February 1856, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 February 1863, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

John Arthur BELDEN

Born: 25 January 1860, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 September 1863, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1824
14 December 1824
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Baptism
Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Abby Jane Mattoon
gender: Female
baptism/ christening date: 12 Jun 1825
baptism/ christening place: LENOX,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS
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indexing project (batch) number: C50278-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 234569
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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 Marriage / Partner
Abby Jane MATTOON and Samuel BELDEN 8 April 1845, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 years old.

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1846 Birth of Child
Katherine Maria BELDEN was born 3 February 1846 , Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Abby Jane was 21 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Mary Elizabeth BELDEN was born 11 December 1847, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Abby Jane was 23 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Evaline Sophronia BELDEN was born 23 January 1853, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Abby Jane was 28 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Abby J Belden
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 30
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
Gender: Female
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Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Family Number: 303
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GS Film number: 000953974
Digital Folder Number: 004279388
Image Number: 00361
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Saml Belden M 39 Massachusetts, United States
Abby J Belden F 30 Massachusetts, United States
Cathn M Belden F 9 Massachusetts, United States
Mary C Belden F 7 Massachusetts, United States
Eveline S Belden F 2 Massachusetts, United States
Ruben Bates M 22 Massachusetts, United States
1855 Massachusetts Census
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1856 Birth of Child
Jane Esther BELDEN was born 7 February 1856, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Abby Jane was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
John Arthur BELDEN was born 25 January 1860, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Abby Jane was 35 years old.

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

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 Death of Child
Jane Esther BELDEN died 27 February 1863, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Abby Jane was 38 years old.

1863 Death of Child
John Arthur BELDEN died 19 September 1863, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Abby Jane was 38 years old.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Name: Abby Jane Belden
Birth Year (Estimated): 1825
Gender: Female
Age (Original): 45y
Race: White
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Samuel Belden M 56y Massachusetts
Abby Jane Belden F 45y Massachusetts
Eva L Belden F 16y Massachusetts
Samuel Parker M 32y Kentucky
Frances E Mattoon F 47y Massachusetts
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Death of Child
Katherine Maria BELDEN died 1 April 1884, , New York, USA

Abby Jane was 59 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 Death
name: Abby Jane Mattoon Belden
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event: Death
event date: 24 Jul 1901
event place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States
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gender: Female
age: 76
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estimated birth year: 1825
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father: Charles Mattoon
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mother: Julia Burnham
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spouse: Samuel Belden
volume/ page/ certificate number: p 112
film number: 2057733
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digital folder number: 4289818
image number: 131

'Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ N46V-638 : accessed 30 Nov 2012), Abby Jane Mattoon Belden, 1901.
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