Smith Clark ARNOLD

Born

7 July 1802 , Suffield, Connecticut, USA

Died

7 November 1879 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Smith Clark married Maria MILLER 30 December 1828 in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Maria MILLER was born abt. 1808 in Massachusetts, USA. Maria died 15 January 1875

Parents & Family of Smith Clark ARNOLD

Parents of Smith Clark ARNOLD

Father

John ARNOLD

Mother

Betsey BRAINERD

Grandparents of Smith Clark ARNOLD

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Farmer

The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Smith Clark ARNOLD

Smith Clark ARNOLD married

Maria MILLER
Marriage date: 30 December 1828
Marriage place: Westfield, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Smith Clark ARNOLD and Maria MILLER

Edwin B ARNOLD

Born: abt. 1839, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 October 1860, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

Daniel Brainard ARNOLD

Born: 1 January 1845, Suffield, Connecticut, USA
Died: 13 April 1896, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1802
7 July 1802
Suffield, Connecticut, USA

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.

1828 Marriage / Partner
Smith Clark ARNOLD and Maria MILLER 30 December 1828, Westfield, Massachusetts, USA (Wyben)

He was 26 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Daniel Brainard ARNOLD was born 1 January 1845, Suffield, Connecticut, USA

Smith Clark was 42 years old.

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

1860 Death of Child
Edwin B ARNOLD died 18 October 1860, Agawam, Massachusetts, USA (Feeding Hills)

Smith Clark was 58 years old.

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: Smith C Arnold
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Agawam
Death Date: 07 Nov 1879
Death Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1802
Birth Place: Suffield, Ct
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: John Arnold
Father's BirthPlace:
Mother's Name: Betsey Arnold
Mother's BirthPlace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 2028187
Reference ID: it8 v1 p42 n38

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014), Smith C Arnold, 07 Nov 1879; citing Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference it8 v1 p42 n38; FHL microfilm 2,028,187.'

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