Josiah Spring MORRISON

(b. 12 January 1808 , Hancock, New Hampshire, USA d. 8 April 1889 , Acworth, New Hampshire, USA )

Am I Your Ancestor?
MORRISON Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Josiah Spring MORRISON was born 12 January 1808 in Hancock, New Hampshire, USA

Josiah Spring MORRISON was the child of Robert MORRISON and Betsey SPRING and the grandchild of: (paternal) Robert MORRISON and Elizabeth HOLMES (maternal) Josiah Converse SPRING and Elizabeth "Betsey" CLARK

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Josiah Spring married Phebe KNIGHT 5 September 1831 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Phebe KNIGHT was born 19 June 1806 in Antrim, New Hampshire, USA (Clinton) (North Branch) (South Village). Phebe died 22 October 1882 in Acworth, New Hampshire, USA. Phebe was the child of Benjamin KNIGHT and Lucy BARDEN.

Josiah Spring MORRISON died 8 April 1889 in Acworth, New Hampshire, USA.
Details of the family tree of Josiah appear below.

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of the Average American Man in the Mid-1800s

Family and Children of Josiah Spring MORRISON

[Hide/Show]

Josiah Spring MORRISON married

Phebe KNIGHT-- Date: 5 September 1831 Place: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
Phebe KNIGHT was the child of Benjamin KNIGHT and Lucy BARDEN

Children of Josiah Spring MORRISON and Phebe KNIGHT:

Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" MORRISON (b.23 March 1836, Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 27 November 1894, Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA)
m. Melville Stephen BUXTON 29 November 1860

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Josiah Spring MORRISON
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Josiah Spring MORRISON: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1808 Birth
12 January 1808
Hancock, New Hampshire, USA

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

1831 Marriage / Partner
Josiah Spring MORRISON and Phebe KNIGHT 5 September 1831, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" MORRISON was born 23 March 1836, Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA

Josiah Spring was 28 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.