Owen JARRETT

Born

20 May 1790 , Muddy Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

Died

27 July 1852 , Elkview, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

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James JARRETT Elizabeth "Polly" GRIFFEY

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Born: 20 May 1790 in Muddy Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

Father: James JARRETT

Mother: Elizabeth "Polly" GRIFFEY

Paternal grandparents: David JARRETT , Margaret Mary MILLER

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Owen married Elizabeth H VINCENT 5 March 1808 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth H VINCENT was born 15 June 1789 in Greenbrier, Virginia, USA. Elizabeth H died 25 November 1877 in Elk City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.

Owen JARRETT died 27 July 1852 in Elkview, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA.
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Owen JARRETT married

Elizabeth H VINCENT
Marriage date: 5 March 1808
Marriage place: Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

Children of Owen JARRETT and Elizabeth H VINCENT

John JARRETT

Born: March 1816, Jarretts Ford, Kanawha, Virginia, USA
Died: abt. 1920, Kanawha City, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Married: Catherine PRICE

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Birth — 1790
20 May 1790
Muddy Creek, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA

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

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

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1808 Marriage / Partner
Owen JARRETT and Elizabeth H VINCENT 5 March 1808, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA

He was 17 years old.

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.

1816 Birth of Child
John JARRETT was born March 1816, Jarretts Ford, Kanawha, Virginia, USA

Owen was 25 years old.

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

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Jarrett Cemetery Elkview Kanawha County West Virginia, USA

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Death — 1852
27 July 1852
Elkview, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
He died at the age of 62.

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Jarrett Cemetery Elkview Kanawha County West Virginia, USA

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Last updated: 9/20/2017 9:59:37 AM

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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state

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