Harriet SOPER

Born

8 June 1803 , Peru, Clinton, New York, USA

Died

7 March 1870 , Peru, Clinton, New York, USA

Harriet married John B STAVES 10 May 1820 in Peru, Clinton, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John B STAVES was born abt. 1792 in Chambly, Lower Canada . John B died 5 August 1878 in Peru, Clinton, New York, USA. John B was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMARCHE and Charlotte LESCARBEAU .

Parents & Family of Harriet SOPER

Parents of Harriet SOPER

Father

Edmund SOPER

Mother

Mercy STAFFORD

Grandparents of Harriet SOPER

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Harriet SOPER

Harriet SOPER married

John B STAVES
Marriage date: 10 May 1820
Marriage place: Peru, Clinton, New York, USA
John B STAVES was the child of Jean-Baptiste LAMARCHE and Charlotte LESCARBEAU

Children of John B STAVES and Harriet SOPER

Elizabeth STAVES

Born: abt. 1835, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Married: Milton G FERRIS

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Birth — 1803
8 June 1803
Peru, Clinton, New York, USA

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.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1820 Marriage / Partner
Harriet SOPER and John B STAVES 10 May 1820, Peru, Clinton, New York, USA

She was 16 years old.

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

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.