James W LUNT

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9 October 1834 , Falmouth, Maine, USA

Died

18 August 1894 , Portland, Maine, USA

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Daniel LUNT Eliza M DUNBAR

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Born: 9 October 1834 in Falmouth, Maine, USA

Father: Daniel LUNT

Mother: Eliza M DUNBAR

Paternal grandparents: Daniel LUNT , Mary UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Samuel DUNBAR , Abigail NOYES

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James W married Priscilla M SWETT 25 December 1862 in Falmouth, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Priscilla M SWETT was born October 1843 in Portland, Maine, USA (Deering). Priscilla M died 5 May 1922 in Malden, Massachusetts, USA. Priscilla M was the child of Lewis SWETT and Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO.

James W LUNT died 18 August 1894 in Portland, Maine, USA .

NOTE: David Ignatius Popple's great-grandfather

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Priscilla M SWETT
Marriage date: 25 December 1862
Marriage place: Falmouth, Maine, USA
Priscilla M SWETT was the child of Lewis SWETT and Sylvia (Silva) W DELANO

Children of James W LUNT and Priscilla M SWETT

Eva L LUNT

Born: April 1865, Portland, Maine, USA
Died: 19 July 1946, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Henry Clifford MOULTON 22 November 1886 Place: Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

Ada E LUNT

Born: 28 June 1867, Westbrook, Maine, USA
Died: 28 August 1957, Malden, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Stephen Hill LEIGHTON 19 November 1886 Place: Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

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Birth — 1834
9 October 1834
Falmouth, Maine, USA

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

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 Falmouth, Maine
Name: James W Lunt
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Birthplace: Maine
Household ID: 125
House Number: 118
Line Number: 26
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 250
GS Film Number: 9720
Digital Folder Number: 004193968
Image Number: 00408

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Daniel Lunt M 48 Maine
Eliza Lunt F 45 Maine
Presie S Lunt F 22 Maine
Ezra M Lunt M 20 Maine
Jeremiah M Lunt M 18 Maine
James W Lunt M 16 Maine
Abby Lunt F 13 Maine
Marianna Lunt F 11 Maine
Osgood Lunt M 8 Maine

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1860 Falmouth, Maine
Name: James W Lunt
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Town of Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: White
Race (Original):
Occupation:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1835
Birthplace: Maine
Page: 42
Household ID: 346
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 437
GS Film Number: 803437
Digital Folder Number: 005170019
Image Number: 00425

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Daniel Lunt M 56 Maine
Eliza M Lunt F 54 Maine
James W Lunt M 25 Maine
Osgood Lunt M 18 Maine
Emily J Cook F 22 Maine

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

1862 Marriage / Partner
James W LUNT and Priscilla M SWETT 25 December 1862, Falmouth, Maine, USA

He was 28 years old.

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)

1865 Birth of Child
Eva L LUNT was born April 1865, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

James W was 30 years old.

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.

1867 Birth of Child
Ada E LUNT was born 28 June 1867, Westbrook, Maine, USA (Saccarappa) (Cumberland Mills)

James W was 32 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 Westbrook, Maine
Name: Jas W Lunt
Age in 1870: 35
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1870: Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Saccarappa
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Household Members:
Name Age
Jas W Lunt 35
Priscilla Lunt 27
Eva L Lunt 5
Ada E Lunt 3

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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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 Deering, Maine
Name: James W Lunt
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1835
Birthplace: Maine
Home in 1880: Deering, Cumberland, Maine
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Priscilla M Lunt
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
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Occupation: Ship Smith
Household Members:
Name Age
James W Lunt 45
Priscilla M Lunt 36
Eva L Lunt 15
Ada E Lunt 13

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

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

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1886 Marriage of Child
Ada E LUNT married 19 November 1886, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering) to Stephen Hill LEIGHTON

1886 Marriage of Child
Eva L LUNT married 22 November 1886, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering) to Henry Clifford MOULTON

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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Name: James W. Lunt
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 18 Aug 1894
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Age: 59
Birth Date: 1835
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Father's Name: Daniel Lunt
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00808-3
System Origin: Maine-EASy
GS Film number: 12019
Reference ID: p220

'Maine Deaths and Burials, 1841-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 4 December 2014), James W. Lunt, 18 Aug 1894; citing reference p220; FHL microfilm 12,019.