Eben G SLEEPER

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21 November 1843 , Alton, New Hampshire, USA

Died

24 September 1918 , Alton, New Hampshire, USA

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Elisha SLEEPER Ann (Nancy) BEAN

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Born: 21 November 1843 in Alton, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Elisha SLEEPER

Mother: Ann (Nancy) BEAN

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin SLEEPER , Ruth BEAN

Maternal grandparents: Ebenezer BEAN , Lydia WENTWORTH

Eben G was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Eben G married Cynthia J DAVIS 24 February 1861 in Barnstead, New Hampshire, USA . Cynthia J DAVIS was born abt. 1844 in New Hampshire, USA. Cynthia J died abt. 1865

Eben G married (2) Anne (Judith) GLIDDEN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Anne (Judith) GLIDDEN was born 26 July 1848 in Gilford, New Hampshire, USA. Anne (Judith) died 6 September 1896 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA . Anne (Judith) was the child of Noah GLIDDEN and Susannah GLIDDEN.

Eben G married (3) Mary Jane HAM 15 October 1897 in Beverly, Massachusetts, USA . Mary Jane HAM was born 26 February 1858 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Jane died abt. 1941

Eben G SLEEPER died 24 September 1918 in Alton, New Hampshire, USA .

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Eben G SLEEPER married

Cynthia J DAVIS
Marriage date: 24 February 1861
Marriage place: Barnstead, New Hampshire, USA

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Eben G SLEEPER married

Anne (Judith) GLIDDEN
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Anne (Judith) GLIDDEN was the child of Noah GLIDDEN and Susannah GLIDDEN

Children of Eben G SLEEPER and Anne (Judith) GLIDDEN

Fred Wheeler SLEEPER

Born: 12 February 1885, Alton, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 27 October 1918, Fort Sam Houston, Bexar, Texas, USA

Married: Amy Frances MAXFIELD 4 April 1908 Place: Pittsfield, New Hampshire, USA

Eben G SLEEPER married

Mary Jane HAM
Marriage date: 15 October 1897
Marriage place: Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1843
21 November 1843
Alton, New Hampshire, 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 Marriage / Partner
Eben G SLEEPER and Cynthia J DAVIS 24 February 1861, Barnstead, New Hampshire, USA (Center, South) (Barnstead Parade)

He was 17 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 - 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.

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)

1885 Birth of Child
Fred Wheeler SLEEPER was born 12 February 1885, Alton, New Hampshire, USA (Alton Corner) (Alton Bay)

Eben G was 41 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

1896 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anne (Judith) GLIDDEN died 6 September 1896, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

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

1897 Marriage / Partner
Eben G SLEEPER and Mary Jane HAM 15 October 1897, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

He was 53 years old.

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 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Marriage of Child
Fred Wheeler SLEEPER married 4 April 1908, Pittsfield, New Hampshire, USA to Amy Frances MAXFIELD

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany