Pamelia FRANCIS

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28 November 1807 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

9 April 1851 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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William FRANCIS Patience NEGUS

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Born: 28 November 1807 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Father: William FRANCIS

Mother: Patience NEGUS

Paternal grandparents: Henry FRANCIS , Susannah BORDEN

Maternal grandparents: Stephen NEGUS , Patience MILLARD

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Pamelia married Gideon Gifford DURFEE 8 January 1827 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Gideon Gifford DURFEE was born 28 December 1800 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Gideon Gifford died 31 May 1882 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Gideon Gifford was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL.

Pamelia FRANCIS died 9 April 1851 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .
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Gideon Gifford DURFEE
Marriage date: 8 January 1827
Marriage place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Gideon Gifford DURFEE was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL

Children of Gideon Gifford DURFEE and Pamelia FRANCIS

George DURFEE

Born: 25 August 1827, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 30 March 1899, Windsor, Connecticut, USA

Julia Ann DURFEE

Born: September 2, 1828, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: January 25, 1905, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: David A COGGESHALL 14 February 1846 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Mary DURFEE

Born: 22 February 1830, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1903, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia DURFEE

Born: 18 July 1832, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1903, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Bradford Francis DURFEE

Born: 4 July 1834, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 21 April 1924, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Fanny A BORDEN 13 December 1857 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Rhoda DURFEE

Born: 15 March 1837, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: , , Rhode Island, USA

Lovica (Lavina) DURFEE

Born: 7 February 1839, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 12 April 1917, Somerset, Massachusetts, USA

Laura DURFEE

Born: 21 February 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 7 November 1921, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Malvina DURFEE

Born: 24 December 1842, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

Ariadne DURFEE

Born: 8 April 1845, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 1 September 1867, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Charles Frank DURFEE

Born: 21 February 1847, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 2 October 1883, , Rhode Island, USA

Leander DURFEE

Born: 30 May 1849, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 28 January 1910, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Oliver DURFEE

Born: 6 April 1851, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1925, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1807
28 November 1807
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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 Marriage / Partner
Pamelia FRANCIS and Gideon Gifford DURFEE 8 January 1827, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

She was 19 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
George DURFEE was born 25 August 1827, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 19 years old.

1828 Birth of Child
Julia Ann DURFEE was born September 2, 1828, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 20 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Birth of Child
Mary DURFEE was born 22 February 1830, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 22 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1832 Birth of Child
Lydia DURFEE was born 18 July 1832, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 24 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Bradford Francis DURFEE was born 4 July 1834, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 26 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Rhoda DURFEE was born 15 March 1837, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 29 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Lovica (Lavina) DURFEE was born 7 February 1839, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 31 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Laura DURFEE was born 21 February 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 33 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
Malvina DURFEE was born 24 December 1842, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 35 years old.

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

1845 Birth of Child
Ariadne DURFEE was born 8 April 1845, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 37 years old.

1846 Marriage of Child
Julia Ann DURFEE married 14 February 1846, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to David A COGGESHALL

1847 Birth of Child
Charles Frank DURFEE was born 21 February 1847, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 39 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Birth of Child
Leander DURFEE was born 30 May 1849, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Pamelia was 41 years old.

1850 - Tiverton, Rhode Island

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Name: Parmelia Durfee
Age: 42
Birth Year: abt 1808
BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Home in 1850: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 130
Household Members:
Name Age
Joel Wood 26
Hannah Wood 25
Alice Wood 5
Mary Wood 3
John Wood 2
Thomas Wood 0
Joseph Westgate 35
Fanny Westgate 30
Joseph C Westgate 5
Gideon G Durfee 50
Parmelia Durfee 42
Mary Durfee 20
Lydia F Durfee 18
Bradford H Durfee 16
Rhoda M Durfee 13
Lovica Durfee 11
Laura R Durfee 9
Malvina M Durfee 7
Ariadna Durfee 5
Charles F Durfee 4
Leander Durfee 1
Euoch Woodman 55
Mary Woodman 45
Jonathan Earle 12

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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States