Henry ALEXANDER

Born

8 December 1821 , New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA

Died

4 March 1872 , Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 51

Henry married Clarissa BREAKENRIDGE . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Clarissa BREAKENRIDGE was born 13 February 1825 in Otis, Massachusetts, USA. Clarissa died 28 December 1895 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA. Clarissa was the child of Francis BREAKENRIDGE and Zillah MILLARD .

Parents & Family of Henry ALEXANDER

Parents of Henry ALEXANDER

Father

Patrick ALEXANDER

Mother

Sarah (Sally) FORESYTH

Grandparents of Henry ALEXANDER

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Henry ALEXANDER

Henry ALEXANDER married

Clarissa BREAKENRIDGE
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Clarissa BREAKENRIDGE was the child of Francis BREAKENRIDGE and Zillah MILLARD

Children of Henry ALEXANDER and Clarissa BREAKENRIDGE

Laura Caroline ALEXANDER

Born: 20 March 1848, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 November 1849, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Lucy Maria ALEXANDER

Born: 15 April 1850, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 18 July 1910, , Connecticut, USA

Francis Henry ALEXANDER

Born: 21 January 1853, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Luto Devillo ALEXANDER

Born: 11 December 1854, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 November 1911, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Lilly Ann ALEXANDER

Born: 1 January 1856, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Mary Emma ALEXANDER

Born: 18 February 1859, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 April 1873, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Italia ALEXANDER

Born: 10 May 1862, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 March 1901, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Ernest Jason NEWTON 21 March 1883 Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth

Name: Patrick Henry Alexander
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 8 Dec 1821
Birth Place: New Marlborough, Massachusetts
Father Name: Patrick Alexander
Mother Name: Sally Alexander

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

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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 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

1848 Birth of Child
Laura Caroline ALEXANDER was born 20 March 1848, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 26 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Death of Child
Laura Caroline ALEXANDER died 13 November 1849, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 27 years old.

1850 Birth of Child
Lucy Maria ALEXANDER was born 15 April 1850, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 28 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 Birth of Child
Francis Henry ALEXANDER was born 21 January 1853, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 31 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Birth of Child
Luto Devillo ALEXANDER was born 11 December 1854, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 33 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Lilly Ann ALEXANDER was born 1 January 1856, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 34 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Mary Emma ALEXANDER was born 18 February 1859, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 37 years old.

1860 Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Henry Alixander
Residence: , Berkshire, Massachusetts
ward: Lee
Age: 37 years
estimated Birth Year: 1823
birthPlace: Mass
Gender: Male
pAge: 176
family number: 1399
Film Number: 803487
dgs number: 4231347
Image Number: 00700
nara number: M653

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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

1862 Birth of Child
Italia ALEXANDER was born 10 May 1862, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Henry was 40 years old.

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 Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Henry Alexander
estimated Birth Year: 1823
Gender: Male
age in 1870: 47y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: Massachusetts
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age
Henry Alexander M 47y
Clarrisa M Alexander F 45y
Francis H Alexander M 17y
Luton D Alexander M 15y
Nancy L Alexander F 13y
Minne E Alexander F 11y
Italia A Alexander F 8y

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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.

1872 Death

Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Name: Henry Alexander
titles & terms:
event: Death
Event Date: 04 Mar 1872
Event Place: Lee, Massachusetts
Residence: Lee, MA
street address:
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Hustler
Birth Date:
birthPlace: New Marlboro
estimated Birth Year: 1823
burial date:
burial Place:
cemetery:
father: Patrick Alexander
father's titles & terms:
father's birthPlace: New Marlboro
mother: Sarah Alexander
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthPlace: Sandisfield
additional relatives:
Spouse:
volume/ page/ certificate number: v 247 p 44
Film Number: 960200
frame number:
Digital Folder Number: 4221415
Image Number: 56

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