Achsah HORTON

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29 March 1792 , Chester, Vermont, USA

Died

13 May 1859 , Chester, Vermont, USA

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Adonijah HORTON Olive RUGG

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Born: 29 March 1792 in Chester, Vermont, USA

Father: Adonijah HORTON

Mother: Olive RUGG

Paternal grandparents: Joseph HORTON , Alice KNIGHT

Maternal grandparents: Amos RUGG , Mary BURPEE

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Achsah married Thomas Riggs HOAR 2 September 1810 in Chester, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas Riggs HOAR was born 13 July 1789 in Chester, Vermont, USA (Chester Depot) (North Chester) (Gassetts). Thomas Riggs died 16 December 1867 in Chester, Vermont, USA (Chester Depot) (North Chester) (Gassetts).

Achsah HORTON died 13 May 1859 in Chester, Vermont, USA .
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Achsah HORTON married

Thomas Riggs HOAR
Marriage date: 2 September 1810
Marriage place: Chester, Vermont, USA

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Alternate place of marriage, Dighton, Massachusetts

Children of Thomas Riggs HOAR and Achsah HORTON

Achsah L HOAR

Born: 18 October 1820, Chester, Vermont, USA
Died: 17 March 1906, Grafton, Vermont, USA

Married: Francis PHELPS 18 May 1841 Place: Chester, Vermont, USA (Chester Depot) (North Chester) (Gassetts)

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Birth — 1792
29 March 1792
Chester, Vermont, USA

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

1810 Marriage / Partner
Achsah HORTON and Thomas Riggs HOAR 2 September 1810, Chester, Vermont, USA (Chester Depot) (North Chester) (Gassetts)

She was 18 years old.

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

1820 Birth of Child
Achsah L HOAR was born 18 October 1820, Chester, Vermont, USA (Chester Depot) (North Chester) (Gassetts)

Achsah was 28 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

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 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1841 Marriage of Child
Achsah L HOAR married 18 May 1841, Chester, Vermont, USA (Chester Depot) (North Chester) (Gassetts) to Francis PHELPS

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

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Brookside Cemetery Chester Windsor County Vermont, USA

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Death — 1859
13 May 1859
Chester, Vermont, USA
She died at the age of 67.

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Brookside Cemetery Chester Windsor County Vermont, USA

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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