Eunice LORD

Born

10 December 1793 , Berwick, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

17 June 1877 , Berwick, Maine, USA

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Humphrey LORD Olive HILL

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Born: 10 December 1793 in Berwick, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Father: Humphrey LORD

Mother: Olive HILL

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin LORD , Elizabeth ABBOTT

Maternal grandparents: Elisha HILL , Mary PLAISTED

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Eunice married Humphrey GRANT 20 August 1812 in Berwick, Massachusetts (District of Maine) . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Humphrey GRANT was born 28 March 1790 in Berwick, Maine, USA. Humphrey died 23 August 1833 in Berwick, Maine, USA. Humphrey was the child of Joshua GRANT and Judith FALL.

Eunice LORD died 17 June 1877 in Berwick, Maine, USA.
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Eunice LORD married

Humphrey GRANT
Marriage date: 20 August 1812
Marriage place: Berwick, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Humphrey GRANT was the child of Joshua GRANT and Judith FALL

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Children:

Joshua Grant (1812 - 1884)*

Rachel N. Grant Daniels (1828 - 1909)*

John Grant (1830 - 1833)*

Sarah J. Grant (1832 - 1897)*

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Children of Humphrey GRANT and Eunice LORD

Mary GRANT

Born: 6 May 1818, Berwick, Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Died: , Berwick, Maine, USA

Married: Jacob C HOOPER 18 September 1837 Place: Berwick, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1793
10 December 1793
Berwick, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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
Eunice LORD and Humphrey GRANT 20 August 1812, Berwick, Maine, USA

She was 18 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Birth of Child
Mary GRANT was born 6 May 1818, Berwick, Maine, USA

Eunice was 24 years old.

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

1833 Death of Spouse/Partner
Humphrey GRANT died 23 August 1833, Berwick, Maine, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Marriage of Child
Mary GRANT married 18 September 1837, Berwick, Maine, USA to Jacob C HOOPER

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

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 - 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 - 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.

Grave

Grant-Hayes 9 Cemetery North Berwick York County Maine, USA

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Death — 1877
17 June 1877
Berwick, Maine, USA
She died at the age of 83.

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Grant-Hayes 9 Cemetery North Berwick York County Maine, USA

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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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