Nathan DARBY

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17 February 1803 , Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA

Died

22 March 1882 , Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel DARBY (DERBY)Hannah MINOT

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Born: 17 February 1803 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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Nathan married Elizabeth SHAW 8 September 1829 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . Elizabeth SHAW was born abt. 1811 in Ireland.

Nathan DARBY died 22 March 1882 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA .

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Elizabeth SHAW
Marriage date: 8 September 1829
Marriage place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: Nathan Derby

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bride's name: Elizabeth Shaw

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marriage date: 08 Sep 1829

marriage place: Boston, Srffolk, Massachusetts

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indexing project (batch) number: I05397-6

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 818094

reference number: 234

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1803 Birth
Name: Nathan Darby
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 17 Feb 1803
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

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Nathan DARBY and Elizabeth SHAW 8 September 1829, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

He was 26 years old.

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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Melrose, Massachusetts
Name: Nathan J Derby
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Race: White
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1803
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Page: 12
Household ID: 91
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 506
GS Film Number: 803506
Digital Folder Number: 005170088
Image Number: 00293

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nathan J Derby M 57 Massachusetts
Elizabeth Derby F 50 Ireland
Sally Wilson F 13 Massachusetts
Thomas Shane M 7 New York
Peter Mc Hugh M 50 Ireland
Mary Manley F 17 Ireland

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1865 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Name: Nathan J Durby
Age (Expanded): 72 years
Birth Year (Estimated): 1793
Gender: Male
Race:
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Marital Status: Married
Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Family Number: 276
Line Number: 2
GS Film number: 0953970
Digital Folder Number: 4286757
Image Number: 00244
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Nathan J Durby M 72y Massachusetts
Elisa Durby F 55y Ireland
Nicholas Crapo M 21y Massachusetts
Harriet A Crapo F 17y Massachusetts
Francis S Crapo M 9m Massachusetts
1865 Massachusetts Census
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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 Taunton, Massachusetts
Name: Nathan Derby
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1802-1803
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Page Number: 2
Household ID: 14
Line Number: 22
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552105
Digital Folder Number: 004269701
Image Number: 00353

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nathan Derby M 67 Massachusetts
Elisa Derby F 60 Ireland
Thomas Hahan M 16 New York

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1880 Taunton, Massachusetts
Name: Nathan Derby
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 125
Gender: Male
Age: 77
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Laborer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1803
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Note:
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 455
Sheet Number and Letter: 455B
Household ID: 4559024
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0526
GS Film Number: 1254526
Digital Folder Number: 005160787
Image Number: 00282

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Nathan Derby Self M 77 Massachusetts, United States
Eliza Derby Wife F 69 Ireland
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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1882 Death
Name: Nathan G. Derby
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 22 Mar 1882
Event Place: Taunton, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Taunton
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Gender: Male
Age: 80
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
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Birthplace: Littleton, Mass.
Birth Year (Estimated): 1802
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Father's Name: Samuel
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Father's Birthplace: Concord
Mother's Name: Hannah
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Mother's Birthplace: Fairhaven, Co.
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Reference ID: v 337 p 149
GS Film number: 960222
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Digital Folder Number: 4223246
Image Number: 157

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