Lewis FISHER

Born

26 October 1810 , Frederick, Virginia, USA

Died

18 April 1854 , French, Adams, Indiana, USA

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Thomas FISHER Margaret MCKEE

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Born: 26 October 1810 in Frederick, Virginia, USA

Father: Thomas FISHER

Mother: Margaret MCKEE

Paternal grandparents: Barak Scarborough FISHER , Mary BUTLER

Maternal grandparents: Robert MCKEE , Elizabeth FERGUSON

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Lewis married Rachel WILLIAMS 25 October 1832 in Frederick, Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rachel WILLIAMS was born 18 March 1816 in Frederick, Virginia, USA. Rachel died 30 November 1902 in Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA. Rachel was the child of William WILLIAMS and Elizabeth Ella BRANNON.

Lewis FISHER died 18 April 1854 in French, Adams, Indiana, USA.
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Lewis FISHER married

Rachel WILLIAMS
Marriage date: 25 October 1832
Marriage place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
Rachel WILLIAMS was the child of William WILLIAMS and Elizabeth Ella BRANNON

Children of Lewis FISHER and Rachel WILLIAMS

William Algenal FISHER

Born: 11 March 1836, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA
Died: 27 May 1879, , Indiana, USA

Married: Sarah MALONEE 15 July 1858 Place: , Indiana, USA

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Birth — 1810
26 October 1810
Frederick, Virginia, USA

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

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

1832 Marriage / Partner
Lewis FISHER and Rachel WILLIAMS 25 October 1832, Frederick, Virginia, USA

He was 22 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
William Algenal FISHER was born 11 March 1836, Lynchburg, Campbell, Virginia, USA

Lewis was 25 years old.

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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States