Ruth MORSE

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May 1795 , New Hampshire, USA

Died

27 August 1877 , Alton, New Hampshire, USA

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Born: May 1795 in New Hampshire, USA

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Ruth married Jonathan GLIDDEN 1 October 1814 in Guilford, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jonathan GLIDDEN was born abt. 1791 in Alton, New Hampshire, USA (Alton Corner) (Alton Bay). Jonathan died 31 August 1841 in Alton, New Hampshire, USA (Alton Corner) (Alton Bay). Jonathan was the child of David GLIDDEN and Susannah GLIDDEN.

Ruth MORSE died 27 August 1877 in Alton, New Hampshire, USA .

daughter of Jacob Morse and ?

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Ruth MORSE married

Jonathan GLIDDEN
Marriage date: 1 October 1814
Marriage place: Guilford, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
Jonathan GLIDDEN was the child of David GLIDDEN and Susannah GLIDDEN

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Susannah GLIDDEN

Born: 7 April 1828, Alton, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 7 September 1862, Barnstead, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Noah GLIDDEN

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Birth — 1795
May 1795
New Hampshire, USA

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.

1814 Marriage / Partner
Ruth MORSE and Jonathan GLIDDEN 1 October 1814, Guilford, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA

She was 19 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.

1828 Birth of Child
Susannah GLIDDEN was born 7 April 1828, Alton, New Hampshire, USA (Alton Corner) (Alton Bay)

Ruth was 32 years old.

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

1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jonathan GLIDDEN died 31 August 1841, Alton, New Hampshire, USA (Alton Corner) (Alton Bay)

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

1862 Death of Child
Susannah GLIDDEN died 7 September 1862, Barnstead, New Hampshire, USA (Center, South) (Barnstead Parade)

Ruth was 67 years old.

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.

Ruth MORSE - Grave Inscription: JONATHAN GLIDDEN died August 31, 1841 age 50 years his wife RUTH died August 27, 1877 age 82 years

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Inscription:
JONATHAN GLIDDEN
died August 31, 1841
age 50 years
his wife
RUTH
died August 27, 1877
age 82 years

Riverside Cemetery Alton Belknap County New Hampshire, USA

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Death — 1877
27 August 1877
Alton, New Hampshire, USA
She died at the age of 82.

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Riverside Cemetery Alton Belknap County New Hampshire, USA

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New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)

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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state

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