Samuel JOHNSON

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18 December 1803 , Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

Died

5 May 1888 , Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel JOHNSON Sally PARKER

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Born: 18 December 1803 in Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel JOHNSON

Mother: Sally PARKER

Paternal grandparents: William JOHNSON , Zeruiah BRAGG

Maternal grandparents: James Monroe PARKER , Sarah SMITH

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Samuel married Asenath GODDARD 6 February 1825 in Holden, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Asenath GODDARD was born 23 July 1796 in Royalston, Massachusetts, USA. Asenath died 17 June 1883 in Southborough, Massachusetts, USA . Asenath was the child of Gardner GODDARD and Sophia RICE.

Samuel JOHNSON died 5 May 1888 in Southborough, Massachusetts, USA .
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Asenath GODDARD
Marriage date: 6 February 1825
Marriage place: Holden, Massachusetts, USA
Asenath GODDARD was the child of Gardner GODDARD and Sophia RICE

Children of Samuel JOHNSON and Asenath GODDARD

Sarah Brackett JOHNSON

Born: 3 April 1827, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 September 1919, Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

Married: William JENNISON

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Birth — 1803
18 December 1803
Southborough, Massachusetts, USA

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Samuel JOHNSON and Asenath GODDARD 6 February 1825, Holden, Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Sarah Brackett JOHNSON was born 3 April 1827, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel was 23 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

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.