David DURFEE

(b. 3 May 1815 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 12 September 1893 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA )

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David DURFEE was born 3 May 1815 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

David DURFEE was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Job DURFEE and Mary SLOCUM (maternal) John COGGESHALL and Elizabeth STAFFORD

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David married Eleanor BRAYTON 27 December 1842 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Eleanor BRAYTON was born 27 May 1821 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Eleanor died 4 August 1873 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Eleanor was the child of Thomas BRAYTON and Marietta ALBERT.

David DURFEE died 12 September 1893 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .
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David DURFEE married

Eleanor BRAYTON-- Date: 27 December 1842 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Eleanor BRAYTON was the child of Thomas BRAYTON and Marietta ALBERT

Children of David DURFEE and Eleanor BRAYTON:

Marietta B DURFEE (b.23 October 1843, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 22 June 1928, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA )

Ferdinand DURFEE (b.16 July 1845, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Harriet L DURFEE (b.16 July 1848, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 25 January 1938, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA )

Sarah Elizabeth DURFEE (b.22 December 1857, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 19 January 1946, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA )

George T DURFEE (b.11 December 1860, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 24 July 1933, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)

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1815 Birth
3 May 1815
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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

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

1842 Marriage / Partner
David DURFEE and Eleanor BRAYTON 27 December 1842, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

He was 27 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)

1843 Birth of Child
Marietta B DURFEE was born 23 October 1843, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 28 years old.

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
Ferdinand DURFEE was born 16 July 1845, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 30 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Harriet L DURFEE was born 16 July 1848, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 33 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.

1857 Birth of Child
Sarah Elizabeth DURFEE was born 22 December 1857, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 42 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Birth of Child
George T DURFEE was born 11 December 1860, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David was 45 years old.

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.

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 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
name: David Durfee
estimated birth year: 1815
gender: Male
age in 1870: 55y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Rhode Island
home in 1870: Rhode Island, United States
Household Gender Age
David Durfee M 55y
Ellinor T Durfee F 49y
Marietta B Durfee F 26y
Ferdinand Durfee M 24y
Harriet L Durfee F 22y
George T Durfee M 19y
Sarah E Durfee F 12y

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.

1873 Death of Spouse/Partner
Eleanor BRAYTON died 4 August 1873, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

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 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
name: David Durfee
residence: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
birthdate: 1815
birthplace: Rhode Island, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: Rhode Island, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Rhode Island, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 65 years
occupation: Farmer
nara film number: T9-1210
page: 95
page character: D
entry number: 4286
film number: 1255210
Household Gender Age
David Durfee M 65
child Marietta B. Durfee F 36
child Harriet L. Durfee F 32
child Sarah E. Durfee F 22

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.

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

Death
Name: David Durfee
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Fall River
Death Date: 12 Sep 1893
Death Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Age: 78
Birth Date: 1815
Birthplace: Tiverton, R.I.
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: George
Father's Birthplace: Tiverton, R.I.
Mother's Name: Sarah Coggeshall
Mother's Birthplace: Tiverton, R.I.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06827-3
Syst Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 961509
Reference Number: v 436 p 223
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910

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