Martha Louisa TRASK

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8 July 1817 , New York, USA

Died

2 May 1886 , New York, USA

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Peleg TRASK Phoebe SLADE

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Born: 8 July 1817 in New York, USA

Father: Peleg TRASK

Mother: Phoebe SLADE

Paternal grandparents: Ebenezer TRASK , Huldah READ

Maternal grandparents: John "Lexington Alarm" SLADE , Phoebe PICKETT

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Martha Louisa married Squire EASTMAN 31 October 1834 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Squire EASTMAN was born 18 September 1806 in Canada. Squire died 17 June 1883 in New York, USA.

Martha Louisa TRASK died 2 May 1886 in New York, USA.
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Martha Louisa TRASK married

Squire EASTMAN
Marriage date: 31 October 1834
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Children of Squire EASTMAN and Martha Louisa TRASK

Martha Minerva EASTMAN

Born: 25 August 1838, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Died: 23 February 1925, Chautauqua, New York, USA

Married: Stephen J COOK 9 September 1855

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Birth — 1817
8 July 1817
New York, 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

1834 Marriage / Partner
Martha Louisa TRASK and Squire EASTMAN 31 October 1834,

She was 17 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Martha Minerva EASTMAN was born 25 August 1838, Chautauqua, New York, USA

Martha Louisa was 21 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 - 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.