Luman FRENCH

Born

15 November 1793 , Vermont, USA

Died

22 April 1886 , Franklin, Franklin, New York, USA

Luman married Clarissa ARNOLD abt. 1819 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Clarissa ARNOLD was born 4 February 1795 in Vermont, USA. Clarissa died 3 September 1879 in Franklin, Franklin, New York, USA.

Parents & Family of Luman FRENCH

Parents of Luman FRENCH

Father

Samuel FRENCH

Mother

Thankful MEIGS

Grandparents of Luman FRENCH

Paternal grandparents

Didymus FRENCH Jerusha STEVENS

Maternal grandparents

Ezekiel MEIGS Asenath SEWARD

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Luman French - 15 Nov 1793 - 22 Apr 1886 - Clarissa Arnold - His wife - 04 Feb 1795 - 03 Sep 1879

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Luman FRENCH

Luman FRENCH married

Clarissa ARNOLD
Marriage date: abt. 1819
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Children of Luman FRENCH and Clarissa ARNOLD

Mariah C FRENCH

Born: abt. 1822, , Vermont, USA
Died: 13 January 1885, St Armand, Essex, New York, USA

Married: Varnum HEWITT 1 June 1846

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Birth — 1793
15 November 1793
Vermont, USA

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)

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

1820 Jericho, Vermont

Name: Luman French
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Jericho, Chittenden, Vermont
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 2
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6

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1820 U.S. Census
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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 Jay, New York

Name: Luman French
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Jay, Essex, New York
Free White Persons - Males - Under 5: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 2
Schools - Primary and Common Schools: 1
Schools - No. of Scholars (Pri/ Comm): 100
Free White Persons - Under 20: 6
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 8
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 8

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1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Franklin, New York

Name: Luman French
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1794
BirthPlace: Vermont
Home in 1850: Franklin, Franklin, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 79
Household Members:
Name Age
Luman French 56
Clarissa French 55
Samuel French 16
Russell French 12

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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

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

1860 - Franklin, New York

Name: Lben French
[Luman French]
Age: 66
Birth Year: abt 1794
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Vermont
Home in 1860: Franklin, Franklin, New York
Post Office: Malone
Family Number: 2396
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Household Members:
Name Age
Lben French 66
Clary French 66
Samuel French 26
R L French 23
William Cooledge 18
Chas Delong 23
James Colby 14

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Franklin, New York

Name: Leeman French
Age in 1870: 76
Birth Year: abt 1794
BirthPlace: Vermont
Home in 1870: Franklin, Franklin, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Franklin Falls
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Household Members:
Name Age
R L French 32
Anna French 32
Leeman French 76
Clarissa French 75

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1879 Death of Spouse/Partner
Clarissa ARNOLD died 3 September 1879, Franklin, Franklin, New York, USA

1880 - Franklin, New York

Name: Luman French
Age: 87
Birth Year: abt 1793
BirthPlace: Vermont
Home in 1880: Franklin, Franklin, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Father
Marital Status: Widower
Father's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
Mother's BirthPlace: Massachusetts
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Occupation: No Occupation
Household Members:
Name Age
Leonard Mathews 34
Luman French 87

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Death of Child
Mariah C FRENCH died 13 January 1885, St Armand, Essex, New York, USA

Luman was 91 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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Franklin Falls Cemetery Franklin Falls Franklin County New York, USA

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Death — 1886
22 April 1886
Franklin, Franklin, New York, USA
He died at the age of 92.

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Franklin Falls Cemetery Franklin Falls Franklin County New York, USA

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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