Varnum HEWITT

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26 September 1816 , Tinmouth, Vermont, USA

Died

1 August 1894 , St Armand, Essex, New York, USA

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Gideon HEWITT Phebe ANDRUS

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Born: 26 September 1816 in Tinmouth, Vermont, USA

Father: Gideon HEWITT

Mother: Phebe ANDRUS

Paternal grandparents: Gideon HEWITT , Mary Susan DUNBAR

Maternal grandparents: Nehemiah ANDRUS (ANDREWS) , Phebe BENHAM

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Varnum married Mariah C FRENCH 1 June 1846 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Mariah C FRENCH was born abt. 1822 in Vermont, USA. Mariah C died 13 January 1885 in St Armand, Essex, New York, USA. Mariah C was the child of Luman FRENCH and Clarissa ARNOLD.

Varnum HEWITT died 1 August 1894 in St Armand, Essex, New York, USA.
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Mariah C FRENCH
Marriage date: 1 June 1846
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Mariah C FRENCH was the child of Luman FRENCH and Clarissa ARNOLD

Children of Varnum HEWITT and Mariah C FRENCH

Jeptha? HEWITT

Born: abt. 1843, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Adelbert Luman HEWITT

Born: May 1850, Franklin Falls, St Armand, Essex County, New York, USA
Died: 22 January 1909, Tewksbury, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Henrietta Lucretia PECK 1881 Place: , New York, USA

Clarence Varnum HEWITT

Born: 19 March 1856, Black Brook, New York, USA
Died: 1 August 1927, Jay, New York, USA

Married: Phoebe Edna NYE

Sarah HEWITT

Born: abt. 1858, , New York, USA
Died: 4 August 1878,

Clara HEWITT

Born: March 1861, Franklin, New York, USA
Died: February 1923, Everett, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1816
26 September 1816
Tinmouth, Vermont, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Varnum HEWITT and Mariah C FRENCH 1 June 1846,

He was 29 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Franklin, New York
Name: Hewett
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Franklin, Franklin, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 31
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: Vermont, United States
Household ID: 63
House Number: 62
Line Number: 33
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 505
GS Film Number: 17081
Digital Folder Number: 004197478
Image Number: 00175

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Hewett M 31 Vermont, United States
Maria C Hewett F 28 Vermont, United States
Pefoha Hewett M 6 New York, United States
Adelbert L Hewett M 1 New York, United States
Caleb Smith M 21 Unknown
Lucretia M Nobles F 16 New York, United States
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 Birth of Child
Adelbert Luman HEWITT was born May 1850, Franklin Falls, St Armand, Essex County, New York, USA

Varnum was 33 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Birth of Child
Clarence Varnum HEWITT was born 19 March 1856, Black Brook, New York, USA (Au Sable Forks)

Varnum was 39 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Clara HEWITT was born March 1861, Franklin, New York, USA

Varnum was 44 years old.

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)

1865 St Armand, New York
Name: Varnum Hewit
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: , St Armand, Essex, New York, United States
Relationship to Head of Household:
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
Page: 3
Household ID: 22
Line Number: 26
GS Film Number: 000866321
Digital Folder Number: 004239230
Image Number: 00442

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Varnum Hewit M 47
Maria Hewit Wife F 43
Adelbert L Hewit Son M 16
Clarence V Hewit Son M 9
Sarah M Hewit Son M 7
Clarra M Hewit Daughter F 4
Francis Gongra Laborer M 65
Geraldine G Hewitt Domestic F 16

1865 New York State Census
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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.

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.

1875 St Armand, New York
Name: Varnum Hewitt
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: St Armand, Essex, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 57
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1818
Family Number: 3
Page: 1
Line Number: 9
GS Film number: 866322
Digital Folder Number: 004858085
Image Number: 00501

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Varnum Hewitt M 57
Marie Hewitt Wife F 53
Adelbert Hewitt Son M 26
Clarance Hewitt Son M 19
Sarah Hewitt Daughter F 17
Clara Hewitt Daughter F 14
Francis Ganyah Boarder M 80

1875 New York State Census
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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)