Elihu TRIPP

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29 June 1772 , Westport, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

3 October 1850 , Shandaken, Ulster, New York, USA

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Anthony TRIPP Rebecca HAVENS

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Born: 29 June 1772 in Westport, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Anthony TRIPP

Mother: Rebecca HAVENS

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin TRIPP , Esther UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph HAVENS , Rebecca RUSSELL

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Elihu married Mary BROWNELL 9 October 1794 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Mary BROWNELL was born abt. 1774 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. Mary died 30 December 1857 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

Elihu TRIPP died 3 October 1850 in Shandaken, Ulster, New York, USA.
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Elihu TRIPP married

Mary BROWNELL
Marriage date: 9 October 1794
Marriage place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Marriage notes:

1794 BROWNELL Mary of Dartmouth and Elihu Tripp, Oct. 9, 1794. [Oct. 9, 1795, B.C.R.] Marriage Westport

Children of Elihu TRIPP and Mary BROWNELL

Sylva TRIPP

Born: 22 February 1795, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 17 September 1831, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George Washington SOWLE 10 November 1827 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Hannah TRIPP

Born: 3 April 1797, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 September 1871, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Abner LAWTON 29 June 1817 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Anthony TRIPP

Born: 27 February 1799, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 April 1884, White Creek, New York, USA

Married: Mary "Polly" SPRAGUE 1820

Rebecca TRIPP

Born: 31 December 1801, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 March 1884, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Charles Clark FREELOVE 20 August 1820 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Abner D TRIPP

Born: 26 May 1803, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Humphrey TRIPP

Born: 15 August 1805, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1870,

Married: Eliza A SISSON 22 October 1848 Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Lydia TRIPP

Born: abt. 1807, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 July 1879, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: George Washington SOWLE 25 December 1831 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Leonard TRIPP

Born: November 1810, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 September 1863, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alice DEVOLL 11 November 1836 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Married: Lucretia HATHAWAY 17 December 1843 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Cornelius Brownell TRIPP

Born: 29 January 1814, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 July 1893 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Pamelia Parker (CLIFTON) TOZIER 24 October 1850 Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Eliza A TRIPP

Born: abt. 1820, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 10 April 1894, Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Henry SIMMONS 10 January 1872 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

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1772 Birth
1772 TRIPP Elihu, ch. Anthony and Rebeccah (Havans), June 29, 1772. Birth Westport

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
name: Elohn Tripp
gender: Female
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birth date: 29 Jun 1772
birthplace: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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father's name: Anthony Tripp
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mother's name: Rebeccah Havans
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indexing project (batch) number: I00968-4
system origin: Massachusetts-ODM
source film number: 903378
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source: familysearch.org
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Marriage / Partner
Elihu TRIPP and Mary BROWNELL 9 October 1794, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

He was 22 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Sylva TRIPP was born 22 February 1795, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Elihu was 22 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1797 Birth of Child
Hannah TRIPP was born 3 April 1797, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Elihu was 24 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Anthony TRIPP was born 27 February 1799, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Elihu was 26 years old.

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1801 Birth of Child
Rebecca TRIPP was born 31 December 1801, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Elihu was 29 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Abner D TRIPP was born 26 May 1803, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Elihu was 30 years old.

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Birth of Child
Humphrey TRIPP was born 15 August 1805, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Elihu was 33 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Birth of Child
Leonard TRIPP was born November 1810, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Elihu was 38 years old.

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.

1814 Birth of Child
Cornelius Brownell TRIPP was born 29 January 1814, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Elihu was 41 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Marriage of Child
Hannah TRIPP married 29 June 1817, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point) to Abner LAWTON

1820 Marriage of Child
Rebecca TRIPP married 20 August 1820, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Charles Clark FREELOVE

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.

1827 Marriage of Child
Sylva TRIPP married 10 November 1827, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point) to George Washington SOWLE

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

1831 Death of Child
Sylva TRIPP died 17 September 1831, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Elihu was 59 years old.

1831 Marriage of Child
Lydia TRIPP married 25 December 1831, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point) to George Washington SOWLE

1836 Marriage of Child
Leonard TRIPP married 11 November 1836, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point) to Alice DEVOLL

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)

1843 Marriage of Child
Leonard TRIPP married 17 December 1843, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point) to Lucretia HATHAWAY

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 Marriage of Child
Humphrey TRIPP married 22 October 1848, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram) to Eliza A SISSON

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

Death — 1850
3 October 1850
Shandaken, Ulster, New York, USA
He died at the age of 78.

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