Clarissa BREAKENRIDGE

Born

13 February 1825 , Otis, Massachusetts, USA

Died

28 December 1895 , Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 70

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Francis BREAKENRIDGE Zillah MILLARD

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Born: 13 February 1825 in Otis, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Francis BREAKENRIDGE

Mother: Zillah MILLARD

Paternal grandparents: James BRAKENRIDGE , Eunice SHAW

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Clarissa married Henry ALEXANDER . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Henry ALEXANDER was born 8 December 1821 in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA (New Marlboro). Henry died 4 March 1872 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA. Henry was the child of Patrick ALEXANDER and Sarah (Sally) FORESYTH.

Clarissa BREAKENRIDGE died 28 December 1895 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.
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Clarissa BREAKENRIDGE married

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Henry ALEXANDER was the child of Patrick ALEXANDER and Sarah (Sally) FORESYTH

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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1825 Birth

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Clarissa Maria Breakenridge
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 03 Feb 1825
birthPlace: OTIS,BERKSHIRE,MASSACHUSETTS
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father's Name: Francis Breakenridge
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mother's Name: Zillah
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indexing project (batch) number: C50117-1
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source Film Number: 496645
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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

Clarissa was 23 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

Clarissa was 24 years old.

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

Clarissa was 25 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

Clarissa was 27 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

Clarissa was 29 years old.

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

Clarissa was 30 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

Clarissa was 34 years old.

1860 - Lee, Massachusetts

Name: Clarissa M Alexander
Age: 35
Birth Year: abt 1825
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Post Office: Lee
Dwelling Number: 1462
Family Number: 1399
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Alexander 37
Clarissa M Alexander 35
Lucy M Alexander 10
Frances H Alexander 7
Leston D Alexander 5
Nancey L Alexander 3
Mary E Alexander 1

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

Clarissa was 37 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: Clarrisa M Alexander
estimated Birth Year: 1825
Gender: Female
age in 1870: 45y
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 of Spouse/Partner
Henry ALEXANDER died 4 March 1872, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

1873 Death of Child
Mary Emma ALEXANDER died 14 April 1873, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Clarissa was 48 years old.

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)

1880 Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Name: Clarissa Alexander
Residence: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1825
birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
relationship to head: Self
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father's birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
mother's Name:
mother's birthPlace: Massachusetts, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Female
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 55 years
Occupation: Keeps House
nara Film Number: T9-0521
pAge: 217
page character: C
entry number: 24
Film Number: 1254521
Household Gender Age
Clarissa Alexander F 55
child Italia Alexander F 18

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1883 Marriage of Child
Italia ALEXANDER married 21 March 1883, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA to Ernest Jason NEWTON

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 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

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

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Death

Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910
Name: Clarisa M. Breckenridge Alexander
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 28 Dec 1895
death Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 70
Birth Date: 1825
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father's Name: Francis Breckenridge
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mother's Name: Lilla Breckenridge
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indexing project (batch) number: I04570-7
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source Film Number: 1902076
reference number: 10

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