Nancy Anna ELLWELL

Born

24 September 1792 , Turner, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

28 April 1861 , Poland, Maine, USA

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Born: 24 September 1792 in Turner, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Nancy Anna married Andrew COBB 25 September 1812 in Otisfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Andrew COBB was born 31 January 1787 in Otisfield, Maine, USA. Andrew died abt. 1837 in Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills). Andrew was the child of Daniel COBB and Molly BROWN.

Nancy Anna ELLWELL died 28 April 1861 in Poland, Maine, USA .

daughter of William Elwell and Susannah ?

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Nancy Anna ELLWELL married

Andrew COBB
Marriage date: 25 September 1812
Marriage place: Otisfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Source: Vital Records of Otisfield Maine to the Year 1892

Andrew COBB was the child of Daniel COBB and Molly BROWN

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Otisfield, Maine Marriage - ELWELL, Anna, and Andrew Cobb, both of O., Sept. 25, 1812.

Children of Andrew COBB and Nancy Anna ELLWELL

William Elwell COBB

Born: 4 September 1815, Otisfield, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: 8 June 1864, Casco, Maine, USA

Married: Hannah COBB 25 December 1836 Place: Otisfield, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1792
24 September 1792
Turner, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

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.

1812 Marriage / Partner
Nancy Anna ELLWELL and Andrew COBB 25 September 1812, Otisfield, Maine, USA

She was 20 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
William Elwell COBB was born 4 September 1815, Otisfield, Maine, USA

Nancy Anna was 22 years old.

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

1836 Marriage of Child
William Elwell COBB married 25 December 1836, Otisfield, Maine, USA to Hannah COBB

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

Death — 1861
28 April 1861
Poland, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 68.

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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