Ezra M LUNT

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3 October 1829 , Falmouth, Maine, USA

Died

5 June 1900 , Falmouth, Maine, USA

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Daniel LUNT Eliza M DUNBAR

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Born: 3 October 1829 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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Ezra M married Sarah C SWETT 25 December 1851 in Falmouth, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sarah C SWETT was born 22 November 1823 in Falmouth, Maine, USA. Sarah C died 17 March 1912

Ezra M LUNT died 5 June 1900 in Falmouth, Maine, USA.
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Ezra M LUNT married

Sarah C SWETT
Marriage date: 25 December 1851
Marriage place: Falmouth, Maine, USA

Children of Ezra M LUNT and Sarah C SWETT

Alton Elvin LUNT

Born: July 1852, , Maine, USA
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Emma M LUNT

Born: abt. 1854, , Maine, USA
Died: 25 April 1896, Falmouth, Maine, USA

George Herbert LUNT

Born: 8 November 1865, Falmouth, Maine, USA
Died: 24 May 1911, Falmouth, Maine, USA

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Birth — 1829
3 October 1829
Falmouth, Maine, USA

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

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: Ezra M Lunt
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
Birthplace: Maine
Household ID: 125
House Number: 118
Line Number: 24
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

1851 Marriage / Partner
Ezra M LUNT and Sarah C SWETT 25 December 1851, Falmouth, Maine, USA

He was 22 years old.

1852 Birth of Child
Alton Elvin LUNT was born July 1852, , Maine, USA

Ezra M was 22 years old.

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

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

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)

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.

1865 Birth of Child
George Herbert LUNT was born 8 November 1865, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Ezra M was 36 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 - 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)

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

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

1896 Death of Child
Emma M LUNT died 25 April 1896, Falmouth, Maine, USA

Ezra M was 66 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Falmouth, Maine
Name: Ezra M Lunt
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Falmouth town, Cumberland, Maine, United States
District: 41
Gender: Male
Age: 71
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married: 49
Birth Date: Oct 1829
Birthplace: Maine
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1851
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Maine
Mother's Birthplace: Maine
Mother of how many children:
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 80
Line Number: 80
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240590
Digital Folder Number: 004119817
Image Number: 00132

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Ezra M Lunt Head M 71 Maine
Sarah C Lunt Wife F 77 Maine
Alton E Lunt Son M 48 Maine
George H Lunt Son M 35 Maine

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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