Sefton "David" ORRELL (WORRELL)

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abt. 1836 , England

Died

27 June 1891 , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Born: abt. 1836 in England

Father: Unknown

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Sefton "David" was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Sefton "David" married Mary Ann LAVERTY 28 September 1867 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA . They divorced. Mary Ann LAVERTY was born 18 May 1842 in Northbridge, Massachusetts, USA . Mary Ann died 5 April 1885 in Millbury, Massachusetts, USA.

Sefton "David" married (2) Elizabeth MORRIS abt. 1873 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth MORRIS was born abt. 1848 in England.

Sefton "David" ORRELL (WORRELL) died 27 June 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

son of John Orrell (Worrell)

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Spouse & Children of Sefton "David" ORRELL (WORRELL)

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Sefton "David" ORRELL (WORRELL) married

Mary Ann LAVERTY
Marriage date: 28 September 1867
Marriage place: Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

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Divorced or deserted by his marriage to Elizabeth, before 1873

Children of Sefton "David" ORRELL (WORRELL) and Mary Ann LAVERTY

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Sefton "David" ORRELL (WORRELL) married

Elizabeth MORRIS
Marriage date: abt. 1873
Marriage place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Children of Sefton "David" ORRELL (WORRELL) and Elizabeth MORRIS

Mabel Tillie ORRELL

Born: 27 January 1874, Warren, Rhode Island, USA
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Edna Eliza ORRELL

Born: 17 September 1878, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

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

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1867 Marriage / Partner
Sefton "David" ORRELL (WORRELL) and Mary Ann LAVERTY 28 September 1867, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1874 Birth of Child
Mabel Tillie ORRELL was born 27 January 1874, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
Edna Eliza ORRELL was born 17 September 1878, Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Holyoke, Massachusetts

Name: David Orrell
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1830
BirthPlace: England
Home in 1880: Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Orrell
Father's BirthPlace: England
Mother's BirthPlace: England
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Occupation: Wks. Thread Mill
Household Members:
Name Age
David Orrell 50
Elizabeth Orrell 32
Mabel T. Orrell 6
Elizabeth M. Orrell 5
Edna E. Orrell 2

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary Ann LAVERTY died 5 April 1885, Millbury, Massachusetts, USA

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

Death

Name: David Sefton Orrell
Birth Date: abt 1830
Death Date: 27 Jun 1891
Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age at Death: 61
Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 1888123

Ancestry.com. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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