Mary Ann POTTER

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8 October 1809 , Tennessee, USA

Died

21 April 1885 , Compton, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Born: 8 October 1809 in Tennessee, USA

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Mary Ann married William Alexander RECTOR 10 June 1830 in Morgan, Tennessee, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Alexander RECTOR was born 15 December 1809 in Anderson, Tennessee, USA. William Alexander died 3 November 1879 in Old Creek, San Luis Obispo, California, USA. William Alexander was the child of John Josiah RECTOR and Mary Ann "Polly" BOTELER.

Mary Ann POTTER died 21 April 1885 in Compton, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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Mary Ann POTTER married

William Alexander RECTOR
Marriage date: 10 June 1830
Marriage place: Morgan, Tennessee, USA
William Alexander RECTOR was the child of John Josiah RECTOR and Mary Ann "Polly" BOTELER

Children of William Alexander RECTOR and Mary Ann POTTER

Benjamin (Bartley) Franklin RECTOR

Born: 14 March 1832, , Tennessee, USA
Died: 22 September 1891, Los Angeles, California, USA

Married: James Ann CROW

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Birth — 1809
8 October 1809
Tennessee, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Ann POTTER and William Alexander RECTOR 10 June 1830, Morgan, Tennessee, USA

She was 20 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1832 Birth of Child
Benjamin (Bartley) Franklin RECTOR was born 14 March 1832, , Tennessee, USA

Mary Ann was 22 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)

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.