Robert MORRISON

Born

8 May 1784 , Peterborough, Crown Colony of New Hampshire

Died

25 April 1861 , Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA

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Robert MORRISON Elizabeth HOLMES

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Born: 8 May 1784 in Peterborough, Crown Colony of New Hampshire

Father: Robert MORRISON

Mother: Elizabeth HOLMES

Paternal grandparents: Bradbury MORRISON , Elizabeth BADGER

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Robert married Betsey SPRING 12 September 1805 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Betsey SPRING was born 28 June 1787 in New Hampshire, USA. Betsey died 27 February 1877 in Greenland, New Hampshire, USA. Betsey was the child of Josiah Converse SPRING and Elizabeth "Betsey" CLARK.

Robert MORRISON died 25 April 1861 in Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA.
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Betsey SPRING
Marriage date: 12 September 1805
Marriage place: Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
Betsey SPRING was the child of Josiah Converse SPRING and Elizabeth "Betsey" CLARK

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Josiah Spring MORRISON

Born: 12 January 1808, Hancock, New Hampshire, USA
Died: 8 April 1889, Acworth, New Hampshire, USA

Married: Phebe KNIGHT 5 September 1831 Place: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1784
8 May 1784
Peterborough, Crown Colony of New Hampshire

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

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

1805 Marriage / Partner
Robert MORRISON and Betsey SPRING 12 September 1805, Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA

He was 21 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1808 Birth of Child
Josiah Spring MORRISON was born 12 January 1808, Hancock, New Hampshire, USA

Robert was 23 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.

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 of Child
Josiah Spring MORRISON married 5 September 1831, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA to Phebe KNIGHT

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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Village Cemetery Peterborough Hillsborough County New Hampshire, USA

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Death — 1861
25 April 1861
Peterborough, New Hampshire, USA
He died at the age of 77.

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Village Cemetery Peterborough Hillsborough County New Hampshire, USA

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New Hampshire was named by Captain John Mason after Hampshire, England. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1686 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New Hampshire, New England
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New Hampshire
June 21, 1788 - New Hampshire becomes 9th U.S. state

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