Elisha SLEEPER

Born

25 March 1796 , Brentwood, New Hampshire, USA

Died

20 September 1884 , Alton, New Hampshire, USA

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Benjamin SLEEPER Ruth BEAN

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Born: 25 March 1796 in Brentwood, New Hampshire, USA

Father: Benjamin SLEEPER

Mother: Ruth BEAN

Paternal grandparents: Jonathan SLEEPER , Lydia HUNTOON

Maternal grandparents: James BEAN , Lydia HOAG

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Elisha married Ann (Nancy) BEAN 3 July 1817 in Belmont, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ann (Nancy) BEAN was born 2 March 1799 in Pittsfield, New Hampshire, USA. Ann (Nancy) died abt. 1846 in Alton, New Hampshire, USA (Alton Corner) (Alton Bay). Ann (Nancy) was the child of Ebenezer BEAN and Lydia WENTWORTH.

Elisha SLEEPER died 20 September 1884 in Alton, New Hampshire, USA .
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Elisha SLEEPER married

Ann (Nancy) BEAN
Marriage date: 3 July 1817
Marriage place: Belmont, New Hampshire, USA
Ann (Nancy) BEAN was the child of Ebenezer BEAN and Lydia WENTWORTH

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Children:

Mary J. Sleeper (1817 - 1896)*

George W. Sleeper (1824 - 1879)*

Frances Lorinda Sleeper Davis Cole (1840 - 1919)*

Eben G. Sleeper (1843 - 1918)*

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Children of Elisha SLEEPER and Ann (Nancy) BEAN

Eben G SLEEPER

Born: 21 November 1843, Alton, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 24 September 1918, Alton, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Cynthia J DAVIS 24 February 1861 Place: Barnstead, New Hampshire, USA (Center, South) (Barnstead Parade)

Married: Anne (Judith) GLIDDEN

Married: Mary Jane HAM 15 October 1897 Place: Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1796
25 March 1796
Brentwood, 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.

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

1817 Marriage / Partner
Elisha SLEEPER and Ann (Nancy) BEAN 3 July 1817, Belmont, New Hampshire, USA

He was 21 years old.

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

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Eben G SLEEPER was born 21 November 1843, Alton, New Hampshire, USA (Alton Corner) (Alton Bay)

Elisha was 47 years old.

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 Marriage of Child
Eben G SLEEPER married 24 February 1861, Barnstead, New Hampshire, USA (Center, South) (Barnstead Parade) to Cynthia J DAVIS

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.

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Riverside Cemetery Alton Belknap County New Hampshire, USA

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Death — 1884
20 September 1884
Alton, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 88.

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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)

Prior to 1686 - New England
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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