Elijah FRIZZELL

Born

22 March 1778 , Vernon, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

Died

25 August 1860 , La Moille, Bureau, Illinois, USA

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Benjamin FRIZZELL Mary UNKNOWN

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Born: 22 March 1778 in Vernon, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

Father: Benjamin FRIZZELL

Mother: Mary UNKNOWN

Paternal grandparents: Samuel FRIZZELL , Prudence FLAGG

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Elijah married Mary ROWLEY 14 April 1802 in Leyden, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary ROWLEY was born 2 September 1774 in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. Mary died 30 March 1861 in Canaan, Vermont, USA (Beecher Falls) (Wallace Pond).

Elijah FRIZZELL died 25 August 1860 in La Moille, Bureau, Illinois, USA.
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Elijah FRIZZELL married

Mary ROWLEY
Marriage date: 14 April 1802
Marriage place: Leyden, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Elijah FRIZZELL and Mary ROWLEY

Michael FRIZZELL

Born: 16 May 1804, Leyden, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 April 1887, Firth, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA

Married: Charlotte Hilda DEAN 13 November 1837

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Birth — 1778
22 March 1778
Vernon, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1802 Marriage / Partner
Elijah FRIZZELL and Mary ROWLEY 14 April 1802, Leyden, Massachusetts, USA

He was 24 years old.

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

1804 Birth of Child
Michael FRIZZELL was born 16 May 1804, Leyden, Massachusetts, USA

Elijah was 26 years old.

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

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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

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Greenfield Cemetery La Moille Bureau County Illinois, USA

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Death — 1860
25 August 1860
La Moille, Bureau, Illinois, USA
He died at the age of 82.

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Greenfield Cemetery La Moille Bureau County Illinois, USA

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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