Frederic DOUGLASS

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3 March 1842 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Died

26 July 1892 , Washington, DC, USA

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Frederick Augustus Washington (BAILEY) DOUGLASS Anna MURRAY

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Born: 3 March 1842 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Frederick Augustus Washington (BAILEY) DOUGLASS

Mother: Anna MURRAY

Frederic was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Frederic married Virginia L Molyneaux HEWLETT . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Virginia L Molyneaux HEWLETT was born abt. 1849 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Virginia L Molyneaux died 14 December 1889 in Washington, DC, USA.

Frederic DOUGLASS died 26 July 1892 in Washington, DC, USA.
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Frederic DOUGLASS married

Virginia L Molyneaux HEWLETT
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Children of Frederic DOUGLASS and Virginia L Molyneaux HEWLETT

Frederic Aaron DOUGLASS

Born: abt. 1871, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 February 1886, Washington, DC, USA

Jean Hewlett DOUGLASS

Born: abt. 1874,
Died: ,

Lewis Henry DOUGLASS

Born: abt. 1875, Washington, DC, USA
Died: 10 June 1875, Washington, DC, USA

Maud Ardell DOUGLASS

Born: abt. 1877, Washington, DC, USA
Died: 21 June 1877, Washington, DC, USA

Charles Paul DOUGLASS

Born: abt. 1879, Washington, DC, USA
Died: 3 April 1895, Washington, DC, USA

Gertrude Paul DOUGLASS

Born: abt. 1882,
Died: ,

Robert Small DOUGLASS

Born: 30 October 1886, Rochester, New York, USA
Died: 27 April 1910, Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Birth — 1842
3 March 1842
New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

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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 Child
Frederic Aaron DOUGLASS died 9 February 1886, Washington, DC, USA

Frederic was 43 years old.

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1886 Birth of Child
Robert Small DOUGLASS was born 30 October 1886, Rochester, New York, USA

Frederic was 44 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1889 Death of Spouse/Partner
Virginia L Molyneaux HEWLETT died 14 December 1889, Washington, DC, USA

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

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The Funeral of Frederick Douglass, Jr.
The funeral of Frederick Douglass, Jr., took place at 3 o'clock today from his late home at Hillsdale. In conformity with the wishes of his father the ceremonies were brief and simple. The handsome casket was placed in the parlor, and a throng of friends gathered around. Rev. Dr. Francis Jesse Peck, Jr., conducted the services. 'The Rock of Ages' was sung by four specially chosen members of Campbell A.M.E. choir. Rev. Dr. Peck delivered an address reviewing in appropriate terms the life of the deceased. Remarks were also made by several visiting dignitaries of the church. The remains were interred at Graceland cemetery beside the grave of his wife.

Frederick Douglas, Jr., was born at New Bedford, Mass., on March 3, 1841. He was the third child of Frederick Douglass, Sr., the first being Rosetta, the second Louis H. and the fourth Charles R. While quite young he removed with his parents to Rochester and entered a mixed school in...Read full story

Death — 1892
26 July 1892
Washington, DC, USA
He died at the age of 50.

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