Seth TURNER

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17 August 1802 , Jackson, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

2 October 1887 , Avon, Massachusetts, USA

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Samuel Vinton TURNER Abigail WILD

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Born: 17 August 1802 in Jackson, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Father: Samuel Vinton TURNER

Mother: Abigail WILD

Paternal grandparents: Seth TURNER , Rebecca VINTON

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Seth married Lydia JONES . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lydia JONES was born 4 June 1804 in Massachusetts, USA. Lydia died 15 July 1886 in Avon, Massachusetts, USA.

Seth TURNER died 2 October 1887 in Avon, Massachusetts, USA.
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Seth TURNER

Born: 26 September 1831, Holbrook, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 November 1899, Houston, Texas, USA

Married: Emily Augusta HOLMES 17 April 1856 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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Birth — 1802
17 August 1802
Jackson, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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)

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 Birth of Child
Seth TURNER was born 26 September 1831, Holbrook, Massachusetts, USA (East Randolph)

Seth was 29 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 Milton, Massachusetts
Name: Seth Turner
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 47
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1803
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Household ID: 27
House Number: 19
Line Number: 2
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 331
GS Film Number: 443550
Digital Folder Number: 004199360
Image Number: 00366

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Seth Turner M 47 Massachusetts
Lydia Turner F 45 Massachusetts
Seth Jr Turner M 19 Massachusetts
Charlotte J Turner F 14 Massachusetts
Charles Henry Turner M 8 Massachusetts
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Marriage of Child
Seth TURNER married 17 April 1856, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Emily Augusta HOLMES

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

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Randolph, Massachusetts
Name: Seth Turner
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1802-1803
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Page Number: 112
Household ID: 960
Line Number: 5
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552135
Digital Folder Number: 004271387
Image Number: 00426

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Seth Turner M 67 Massachusetts
Lydia Turner F 65 Massachusetts

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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lydia JONES died 15 July 1886, Avon, Massachusetts, USA

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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Avon Cemetery Avon Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1887
2 October 1887
Avon, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 85.

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Avon Cemetery Avon Norfolk County Massachusetts, USA

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

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