flag female ancestor  Philadelphia Ann "Delphia"  HARRISON

  (b. abt. 1799 ,  Cocke County, Tennessee, USA   d. abt. 1870 ,  Fogertown, Clay, Kentucky, USA )  

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Philadelphia Ann "Delphia" HARRISON was born abt. 1799 in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA

Philadelphia Ann "Delphia" HARRISON was the child of James HARRISON   and   Lydia "Liddie" BOTTOMS and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Benjamin HARRISON and Philadelphia INMAN (maternal)  Thomas BOTTOMS and Sarah OLIVER

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Philadelphia Ann "Delphia"  married  John David BENGE 9 January 1817 in Clay, Kentucky, USA .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
John David BENGE  was born abt. 1797 in Fogertown, Clay, Kentucky, USA.  John David died abt. 1860 in Fogertown, Clay, Kentucky, USA.  John David was the child of David BENGE and Lucretia Lucinda SEABERRY PERRY.

Philadelphia Ann "Delphia" HARRISON died abt. 1870 in Fogertown, Clay, Kentucky, USA.
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Philadelphia Ann "Delphia" HARRISON married flag male ancestor John David BENGE-- Date: 9 January 1817 Place: Clay, Kentucky, USA
John David BENGE was the child of David BENGE and Lucretia Lucinda SEABERRY PERRY




Children of John David BENGE and Philadelphia Ann "Delphia" HARRISON:

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor David BENGE (b.May 1816, Fogertown, Clay, Kentucky, USA  d. abt. 1903, Portersburg, Clay, Kentucky, USA)
m. Nancy Ellen LINCKS 

flag female ancestor Lucinda Eliza BENGE (b.abt. 1822, , Kentucky, USA  d. 8 August 1900, Stringtown, Jackson, Kentucky, USA)



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Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
U.S. President1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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News1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe 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.
1816 Birth of Child
David BENGE was born May 1816, Fogertown, Clay, Kentucky, USA
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
marriage1817 Marriage / Partner
Philadelphia Ann "Delphia" HARRISON and John David BENGE 9 January 1817, Clay, Kentucky, USA
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
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Did You Know?The name 'Tennessee' evolved from Creek and Cherokee words. Exact details for the origin of 'Tennessee' have been lost over time, but Spanish explorer Captain Juan Pardo was the first to record the name in 1567. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1796 - Southwest Territory
June 1, 1796 - Tennessee becomes 16th U.S. state


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