George W FITCH

Born

abt. 1820 , New York, USA

Died

7 June 1856 , Ledyard, New York, USA

George W married Elizabeth B SMITH abt. 1854 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth B SMITH was born 30 May 1831 in Ledyard, New York, USA . Elizabeth B died 18 November 1890 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Elizabeth B was the child of Sherman SMITH and Charlotte Maria BURNHAM .

Parents & Family of George W FITCH

Parents of George W FITCH

Father

Ichabod Bosworth FITCH

Mother

Martha COLLINS

Grandparents of George W FITCH

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Died in the village of Aurora.

Spouses, Marriages & Children of George W FITCH

George W FITCH married

Elizabeth B SMITH
Marriage date: abt. 1854
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Elizabeth B SMITH was the child of Sherman SMITH and Charlotte Maria BURNHAM

Children of George W FITCH and Elizabeth B SMITH

George Beman FITCH

Born: abt. 1854, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 26 August 1863, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

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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