Oliver DUSSEAU

(b. 20 November 1820 , Detroit, Michigan Territory d. 12 July 1864 , Andersonville, Georgia, USA )

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Oliver DUSSEAU was born 20 November 1820 in Detroit, Michigan Territory

Oliver DUSSEAU was the child of ? and ?

Oliver was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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Oliver married Emilie LAPIERRE . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Emilie LAPIERRE was born abt. 1824 in Michigan, USA.

Oliver DUSSEAU died 12 July 1864 in Andersonville, Georgia, USA.

son of Louis Joseph Dusseau and Marie Monique Beaudrais

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Oliver DUSSEAU married

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Children of Oliver DUSSEAU and Emilie LAPIERRE:

Oliver DUSSEAU (b.12 August 1843, Erie, Monroe, Michigan, USA d. 11 April 1881, Erie, Monroe, Michigan, USA)
m. Marcilla COUSINO 28 March 1864

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1820 Birth
20 November 1820
Detroit, Michigan, USA

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Oliver DUSSEAU was born 12 August 1843, Erie, Monroe, Michigan, USA

Oliver was 22 years old.

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

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.

Grave
Andersonville National Cemetery Andersonville National Historic Site Macon County Georgia, USA Plot: Grave #3207
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1864 Death
12 July 1864
Andersonville, Georgia, USA

He died at the age of 43.

Oliver is buried at: Andersonville National Cemetery Andersonville National Historic Site Macon County Georgia, USA Plot: Grave #3207

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