Miranda DARBY

Born

20 July 1801 , Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Died

27 October 1886 , Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Miranda married Asa HUNT 7 July 1824 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Asa HUNT was born 14 September 1794 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Asa died 8 October 1868 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents & Family of Miranda DARBY

Parents of Miranda DARBY

Father

Samuel DARBY (DERBY)

Mother

Hannah MINOT

Grandparents of Miranda DARBY

Paternal grandparents

Joseph DARBY Silence HUBBARD

Maternal grandparents

James MINOT Rebecca BLANCHARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Miranda DARBY

Miranda DARBY married

Asa HUNT
Marriage date: 7 July 1824
Marriage place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
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Marriage notes:

Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Asa Hunt

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bride's name: Miranda Derby

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marriage date: 07 Jul 1824

marriage place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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indexing project (batch) number: I00798-8

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 741320

reference number: p 299

Children of Asa HUNT and Miranda DARBY

Miranda Derby HUNT

Born: 27 July 1825, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

George Minot HUNT

Born: 15 January 1828, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

James Austin HUNT

Born: 2 February 1830, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 May 1887, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Byron HUNT

Born: 29 December 1831, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Susan Caroline HUNT

Born: 13 October 1834, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

William Bradford HUNT

Born: abt. 1837, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 February 1903, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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1801 Birth

Name: Miranda Darby
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 20 Jul 1801
BirthPlace: LINCOLN,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS
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Father's Name: Samuel Darby
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Mother's Name: Hannah
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50098-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
Source Film Number: 824104
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Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

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

1824 Marriage / Partner
Miranda DARBY and Asa HUNT 7 July 1824, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

She was 22 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

1825 Birth of Child
Miranda Derby HUNT was born 27 July 1825, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Miranda was 24 years old.

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
George Minot HUNT was born 15 January 1828, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Miranda was 26 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Birth of Child
James Austin HUNT was born 2 February 1830, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Miranda was 28 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1831 Birth of Child
Charles Byron HUNT was born 29 December 1831, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Miranda was 30 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Susan Caroline HUNT was born 13 October 1834, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Miranda was 33 years old.

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.

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 - 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.

1868 Death of Spouse/Partner
Asa HUNT died 8 October 1868, Weymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Death

Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Name: Miranda Derby Hunt
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 27 Oct 1886
death Place: Massachusetts
Age: 85
Birth Date: 1801
birthPlace: Lincoln
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Marital Status: Widowed
spouse's Name:
father's Name: Sherman
father's birthPlace: American
mother's Name: Hannah Minot
mother's birthPlace: American
indexing project (batch) number: B06798-6
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source Film Number: 960232
reference number: v 374 p 305

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