Charles BANGS

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18 December 1809 , Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Died

3 April 1876 , Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

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Abner BANGS Hannah GRAY

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Born: 18 December 1809 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Abner BANGS

Mother: Hannah GRAY

Paternal grandparents: Elisha BANGS , Sarah PADDOCK

Maternal grandparents: Edward GRAY , Mary PADDOCK

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Charles married Adah Thatcher EELLS 30 January 1831 in Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adah Thatcher EELLS was born 6 December 1813 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA. Adah Thatcher died 10 December 1865 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.

Charles BANGS died 3 April 1876 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA.
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Adah Thatcher EELLS
Marriage date: 30 January 1831
Marriage place: , Massachusetts, USA

Children of Charles BANGS and Adah Thatcher EELLS

Edward E BANGS

Born: 20 April 1848, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: 20 October 1872, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1809
18 December 1809
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

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 - 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

1831 Marriage / Partner
Charles BANGS and Adah Thatcher EELLS 30 January 1831, , Massachusetts, USA

He was 21 years old.

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
Edward E BANGS was born 20 April 1848, , Massachusetts, USA

Charles was 38 years old.

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.

1865 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adah Thatcher EELLS died 10 December 1865, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

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.

1872 Death of Child
Edward E BANGS died 20 October 1872, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

Charles was 62 years old.

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Name: Charles Bangs
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 03 Apr 1876
Death Place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Age: 67
Birth Date: 1809
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Father's Name: Abner Bangs
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Mother's Name: Hannah Bangs
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01080-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 1905889
Reference ID: 12

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014