Walter Craft STEVENS

Born

24 November 1799 , Rutland, Vermont, USA

Died

3 March 1875 , Highgate, Vermont, USA

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David STEVENS Polly CRAFT

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Born: 24 November 1799 in Rutland, Vermont, USA

Father: David STEVENS

Mother: Polly CRAFT

Maternal grandparents: Joseph CRAFT , Sarah GOODELL

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Walter Craft married Mary MONTLE 1 May 1825 in Highgate, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary MONTLE was born 24 October 1804 in St-Armand, Brome-Missisquoi, Quebec, Canada. Mary died 23 December 1889 in Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs) (East Highgate). Mary was the child of Peter W MONTLE and Jemima HODGE.

Walter Craft STEVENS died 3 March 1875 in Highgate, Vermont, USA .
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Walter Craft STEVENS married

Mary MONTLE
Marriage date: 1 May 1825
Marriage place: Highgate, Vermont, USA
Mary MONTLE was the child of Peter W MONTLE and Jemima HODGE

Children of Walter Craft STEVENS and Mary MONTLE

Mary Helena STEVENS

Born: 11 September 1838, Highgate, Vermont, USA
Died: 11 April 1915, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Married: Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL 23 May 1866 Place: Bonsecours, Québec, Canada (Stukely-Nord) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-Stukely)

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Birth — 1799
24 November 1799
Rutland, Vermont, USA

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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 Marriage / Partner
Walter Craft STEVENS and Mary MONTLE 1 May 1825, Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs) (East Highgate)

He was 25 years old.

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

1838 Birth of Child
Mary Helena STEVENS was born 11 September 1838, Highgate, Vermont, USA (Highgate Center) (Highgate Springs) (East Highgate)

Walter Craft was 38 years old.

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

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.

1866 Marriage of Child
Mary Helena STEVENS married 23 May 1866, Bonsecours, Québec, Canada (Stukely-Nord) (Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours-de-Stukely) to Jean Francois Picotte De Bellestre MCDONELL

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.

Grave

Rock River Cemetery, Highgate, Vermont

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Death — 1875
3 March 1875
Highgate, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 75.

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Rock River Cemetery, Highgate, Vermont

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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