Francis PHELPS

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22 January 1817 , Grafton, Vermont, USA

Died

25 February 1888 , Grafton, Vermont, USA

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Joseph PHELPS Tryphena DAVIS

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Born: 22 January 1817 in Grafton, Vermont, USA

Father: Joseph PHELPS

Mother: Tryphena DAVIS

Maternal grandparents: Oliver DAVIS , Hannah BEARD

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Francis married Achsah L HOAR 18 May 1841 in Chester, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Achsah L HOAR was born 18 October 1820 in Chester, Vermont, USA (Chester Depot) (North Chester) (Gassetts). Achsah L died 17 March 1906 in Grafton, Vermont, USA. Achsah L was the child of Thomas Riggs HOAR and Achsah HORTON.

Francis PHELPS died 25 February 1888 in Grafton, Vermont, USA.
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Achsah L HOAR
Marriage date: 18 May 1841
Marriage place: Chester, Vermont, USA
Achsah L HOAR was the child of Thomas Riggs HOAR and Achsah HORTON

Children of Francis PHELPS and Achsah L HOAR

Catherine Horton PHELPS

Born: 15 October 1846, Grafton, Vermont, USA
Died: 10 June 1914, Grafton, Vermont, USA

Married: Samuel Towne LEONARD 19 February 1866 Place: Warwick, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1817
22 January 1817
Grafton, Vermont, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Francis PHELPS and Achsah L HOAR 18 May 1841, Chester, Vermont, USA (Chester Depot) (North Chester) (Gassetts)

He was 24 years old.

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

1846 Birth of Child
Catherine Horton PHELPS was born 15 October 1846, Grafton, Vermont, USA

Francis was 29 years old.

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