Sherman Minot DERBY

Born

4 July 1808 , Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

Died

6 July 1880 , Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot married Dorothy Colburn BROAD 14 November 1837 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Dorothy Colburn BROAD was born 10 October 1808 in New Hampshire, USA. Dorothy Colburn died 28 June 1851 in Dublin, New Hampshire, USA. Dorothy Colburn was the child of Timothy BROAD and Lucy SMITH .

Sherman Minot married Mary A HART 30 December 1852 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mary A HART was born 2 January 1815 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, USA. Mary A died 14 February 1897 in Keene, New Hampshire, USA.

Parents & Family of Sherman Minot DERBY

Parents of Sherman Minot DERBY

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Samuel DARBY (DERBY)

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Hannah MINOT

Grandparents of Sherman Minot DERBY

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Joseph DARBY Silence HUBBARD

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James MINOT Rebecca BLANCHARD

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Sherman Minot DERBY

Sherman Minot DERBY married

Dorothy Colburn BROAD
Marriage date: 14 November 1837
Marriage place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
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Dorothy Colburn BROAD was the child of Timothy BROAD and Lucy SMITH

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Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00798-8

System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy

GS Film number: 741320

Reference ID: p 377

"Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 02 Dec 2013), Sherman Derby and Dorothy C Broad, 14 Nov 1837.

Children of Sherman Minot DERBY and Dorothy Colburn BROAD

Lucy Maria DERBY

Born: 9 October 1838, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 19 October 1921, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

William S DERBY

Born: 17 January 1841, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 19 March 1841, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Nathan M DERBY

Born: 21 May 1842, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 20 April 1865, , New Hampshire, USA

Roger S DERBY

Born: 29 January 1844, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 11 August 1872, Harrisville, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA

Eliza A DERBY

Born: 13 July 1846, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 1 April 1926, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

Hannah DERBY

Born: 18 April 1849, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 19 February 1854, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot DERBY married

Mary A HART
Marriage date: 30 December 1852
Marriage place: Keene, New Hampshire, USA

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Name: Sherman Derby

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Event Date: 30 Dec 1852

Event Place: Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire

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GS Film number: 1000984

Digital Folder Number: 4242907

Image Number: 3949

"New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 4 November 2017), Sherman Derby and Mary A. Hart, 30 Dec 1852; citing Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,984.

Children of Sherman Minot DERBY and Mary A HART

Harriet M DERBY

Born: 30 January 1854, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
Died: abt. 1854, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Elizabeth J DERBY

Born: 9 March 1857, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 13 March 1935, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

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Birth — 1808
4 July 1808
Littleton, Massachusetts, USA

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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Sherman Minot DERBY and Dorothy Colburn BROAD 14 November 1837, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

He was 29 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Lucy Maria DERBY was born 9 October 1838, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 30 years old.

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 Birth of Child
William S DERBY was born 17 January 1841, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 32 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
Nathan M DERBY was born 21 May 1842, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 33 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Roger S DERBY was born 29 January 1844, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 35 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

1846 Birth of Child
Eliza A DERBY was born 13 July 1846, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 38 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Birth of Child
Hannah DERBY was born 18 April 1849, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 40 years old.

1850 Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Sherman Darby, age 41, farmer, b. MA
Dorothy C. Darby, age 41, b. MA
Lucy A. Darby, age 11, b. NH
Nathan M. Darby, age 8, b. NH
Roger S. Darby, age 5, b. NH
Eliza R. Darby, age 3, b. NH
Hannah Darby, age 83, b. CT
Lucy Broad, age 66, b. MA

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Death of Spouse/Partner
Dorothy Colburn BROAD died 28 June 1851, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

1852 Marriage / Partner
Sherman Minot DERBY and Mary A HART 30 December 1852, Keene, New Hampshire, USA

He was 44 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Birth of Child
Harriet M DERBY was born 30 January 1854, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 45 years old.

1854 Death of Child
Hannah DERBY died 19 February 1854, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 45 years old.

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.

1857 Birth of Child
Elizabeth J DERBY was born 9 March 1857, Dublin, New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 48 years old.

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

1860 - Dublin, New Hampshire

Name: Sherman Derby
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Dublin, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Race: White
Race (Original): [Blank]
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1808
BirthPlace: Massachusetts
PAge: 92
Household ID: 793
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 668
GS Film Number: 803668
Digital Folder Number: 005170249
Image Number: 00451

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Sherman Derby M 52 Massachusetts
Mary Derby F 44 New Hampshire
Nathan M Derby M 18 New Hampshire
Roger S Derby M 16 New Hampshire
Elisabeth M Derby F 3 New Hampshire

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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)

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.

1865 Death of Child
Nathan M DERBY died 20 April 1865, , New Hampshire, USA

Sherman Minot was 56 years old.

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.

1872 Death of Child
Roger S DERBY died 11 August 1872, Harrisville, Cheshire, New Hampshire, USA (Chesham) (Eastview)

Sherman Minot was 64 years old.

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 Harrisville, Cheshire, New Hampshire

Name: Sherman Derby
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Harrisville, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 71
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date: 1809
Spouse's Name: Mary A Derby
Spouse's BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
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Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
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Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
PAge: 63
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 1167
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0761
GS Film Number: 1254761
Digital Folder Number: 004242044
Image Number: 00129
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Sherman Derby M 71 Massachusetts, United States
Wife Mary A Derby F 64 Massachusetts, United States
Daughter Liza J Derby F 23 New Hampshire, United States

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Grave

Riverside Cemetery Chesham, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA

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Death - Harrisville, new Hampshire

Name: Sherman Derby
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Event Date (Original): 3 Sep 1880
Event Date: 03 Sep 1880
Event Place: Harrisville
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Clerk's Jurisdiction Place: Harrisville, , New Hampshire
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GS Film Number: 1001073
Digital Folder Number: 4243587
Image Number: 01860
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'New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FSKT-Q27 : 10 March 2018), Sherman Derby, 03 Sep 1880; citing Harrisville, Bureau Vital Records and Health

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