Hannah COMBS

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30 May 1798 , Maryland, USA

Died

22 February 1844 , Preston Co., West Virginia, USA

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Cudberth COMBS Abigail TRIMBLE

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Born: 30 May 1798 in Maryland, USA

Father: Cudberth COMBS

Mother: Abigail TRIMBLE

Paternal grandparents: John COMBS , Nancy HARDING

Maternal grandparents: John TRIMBLE , Margaret ARNOLD

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Hannah married John PORTER 3 October 1815 in Allegany Co., Maryland, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John PORTER was born 1 September 1790 in Maryland, USA. John died 17 February 1862 in Preston Co., West Virginia, USA. John was the child of Samuel PORTER and Sarah Jane ANDERSON.

Hannah COMBS died 22 February 1844 in Preston Co., West Virginia, USA.
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Hannah COMBS married

John PORTER
Marriage date: 3 October 1815
Marriage place: Allegany Co., Maryland, USA
John PORTER was the child of Samuel PORTER and Sarah Jane ANDERSON

Children of John PORTER and Hannah COMBS

John Myers Lawrence PORTER

Born: 6 November 1830, Claryville, Allegany, Maryland, USA
Died: 29 March 1901, Ogden, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Married: Emily DOMIRE (DUMIRE) 2 October 1851

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Birth — 1798
30 May 1798
Maryland, USA

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1815 Marriage / Partner
Hannah COMBS and John PORTER 3 October 1815, Allegany Co., Maryland, USA

She was 17 years old.

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

1830 Birth of Child
John Myers Lawrence PORTER was born 6 November 1830, Claryville, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Hannah was 32 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)

Death — 1844
22 February 1844
Preston Co., West Virginia, USA
She died at the age of 45.

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Last updated: 3/14/2025 11:21:33 AM

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The state of Maryland was named to honor queen Henrietta Maria (1609-1669), the wife of England's King Charles I. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Maryland
April 28, 1788 - Maryland becomes 7th U.S. state

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