Alexander SMITH

Born

abt. 1802 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Died

16 February 1878 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Alexander married Fidelia HASTINGS 9 June 1835 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Fidelia HASTINGS was born 27 July 1807 in Suffield, Connecticut, USA. Fidelia died 20 July 1856 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA . Fidelia was the child of Joseph HASTINGS and Abigail BEDURTHA .

Parents & Family of Alexander SMITH

Parents of Alexander SMITH

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Alexander SMITH

Mother

Elizabeth HASTINGS

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Joseph HASTINGS Elizabeth WALLACE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Alexander SMITH

Alexander SMITH married

Fidelia HASTINGS
Marriage date: 9 June 1835
Marriage place: West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Fidelia HASTINGS was the child of Joseph HASTINGS and Abigail BEDURTHA

Children of Alexander SMITH and Fidelia HASTINGS

George SMITH

Born: abt. 1836, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 28 August 1857, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

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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

1835 Marriage / Partner
Alexander SMITH and Fidelia HASTINGS 9 June 1835, West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

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

1856 Death of Spouse/Partner
Fidelia HASTINGS died 20 July 1856, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

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.

1857 Death of Child
George SMITH died 28 August 1857, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

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.

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.

Death

Name: Alexander Smith
Gender: Male
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Burial Place: F Hills
Death Date: 16 Feb 1878
Death Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 76
Birth Date: 1802
Birth Place: Agawam
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Marital Status: Widowed
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Father's Name: Alexander Smith
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 2028187
Reference ID: it8 v1 p38 n6

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014), Alexander Smith, 16 Feb 1878; citing Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference it8 v1 p38 n6; FHL microfilm 2,028,187.'

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