Samuel Granville DARBY

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24 July 1790 , Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Died

26 September 1874 , Springfield, Vermont, USA

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Samuel DARBY (DERBY)Hannah MINOT

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Born: 24 July 1790 in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel DARBY (DERBY)

Mother: Hannah MINOT

Paternal grandparents: Joseph DARBY , Silence HUBBARD

Maternal grandparents: James MINOT , Rebecca BLANCHARD

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Samuel Granville married Lucretia FARWELL 29 November 1821 in Nelson, New Hampshire, USA . Lucretia FARWELL was born 19 March 1796 in New Hampshire, USA. Lucretia died 13 May 1863 in Springfield, Vermont, USA (North, West) (Goulds Mill) (Hardscrabble Corner).

Samuel Granville DARBY died 26 September 1874 in Springfield, Vermont, USA .
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Samuel Granville DARBY married

Lucretia FARWELL
Marriage date: 29 November 1821
Marriage place: Nelson, New Hampshire, USA
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Spouse's Name: Lucretia Farwell

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Event Date: 29 Nov 1821

Event Place: New Hampshire

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M39015-7

System Origin: New Hampshire-VR

GS Film number: 1000983

Reference ID: 2:3V5KK5P

"New Hampshire, Marriages, 1720-1920," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 02 Dec 2013), Samuel Derby and Lucretia Farwell, 29 Nov 1821.

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1790 Birth
Name: Samuel, Jr. Darby
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 24 Jul 1790
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Father's Name: Saml. Darby
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Mother's Name: Hannah
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00881-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 771077
Reference Number: 196
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1821 Marriage / Partner
Samuel Granville DARBY and Lucretia FARWELL 29 November 1821, Nelson, New Hampshire, USA (Munsonville) (Packersfield)

He was 31 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

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 Springfield, Windsor, Vermont
Name: Samuel Derby
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 59
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Birthplace: Massachusetts
Birth Year (Estimated): 1791
House Number: 215
Family Number: 217
Line Number: 5
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 931
GS Film number: 444930
Digital Folder Number: 004206194
Image Number: 00509
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Samuel Derby M 59 Massachusetts
Lucretia Derby F 53 New Hampshire
Mary A Derby F 24 New Hampshire
Samuel F Derby M 23 New Hampshire
Henry Derby M 20 New Hampshire
Granville Derby M 17 New Hampshire
Elizabeth Derby F 14 New Hampshire
Farrington Derby M 11 New Hampshire
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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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lucretia FARWELL died 13 May 1863, Springfield, Vermont, USA (North, West) (Goulds Mill) (Hardscrabble Corner)

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 Springfield, Windsor, Vermont
Name: Samuel Derby
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 79
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1790-1791
Birthplace: Vermont
Page Number: 8
Household ID: 59
Line Number: 8
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000553128
Digital Folder Number: 004268481
Image Number: 00257
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Samuel Derby M 79 Vermont
Farrington Derby M 30 New Hampshire
Agusta O Derby F 30 Massachusetts
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death — 1874
26 September 1874
Springfield, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 84.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state