George Stevens SHEPARD

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4 October 1827 , Sharon, Vermont, USA

Died

18 June 1865 , Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA

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Isaac Stevens SHEPARD Lucy Durkee WHEAT

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Born: 4 October 1827 in Sharon, Vermont, USA

Father: Isaac Stevens SHEPARD

Mother: Lucy Durkee WHEAT

Paternal grandparents: Isaac SHEPARD , Esther HITCHCOCK

Maternal grandparents: Jonathan WHEAT , Elizabeth DURKEE

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George Stevens married Catharine Miranda SMITH 28 April 1850 in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Catharine Miranda SMITH was born 7 October 1828 in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA. Catharine Miranda died 20 July 1907 in St Paul, Minnesota, USA. Catharine Miranda was the child of Ira SMITH and Marcia Miranda BAKER.

George Stevens SHEPARD died 18 June 1865 in Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, USA.
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Catharine Miranda SMITH
Marriage date: 28 April 1850
Marriage place: Claremont, New Hampshire, USA
Catharine Miranda SMITH was the child of Ira SMITH and Marcia Miranda BAKER

Children of George Stevens SHEPARD and Catharine Miranda SMITH

John Stevens SHEPARD

Born: abt. 1859, Naukausha, Wisconsin, USA
Died: abt. 1930,

Married: Clara M ROCKWOOD

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Birth — 1827
4 October 1827
Sharon, Vermont, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
George Stevens SHEPARD and Catharine Miranda SMITH 28 April 1850, Claremont, New Hampshire, USA

He was 22 years old.

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

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)

Death
Norwich University, 1819-1911; Her History, Her Graduates, Her Roll of Honor, Volume II, by William Arba Ellis. Capitol City Press, 1911.

Sketches of Alumni and Past Cadets, Page 475

GEORGE STEPHENS SHEPARD

'George S. Shepard, son of Isaac and Lucy (Wheat) Shepard, was born in Royalton, Vt., October 4, 1827, was drowned in Fox Lake, Wis., June 18, 1865. He attended the schools of his town and entered the University in 1847, remaining two years. He was a school teacher; and some years later studied dentistry; was an accomplished musician. He resided in Wisconsin several years prior to his death.

He married Catherine Smith. Six children were born to them: George Franklin, Elsie, Lizzie, John, Lucy and Isaac F..'
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