Simeon STOCKWELL

(b. 3 March 1799 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 July 1887 , Sutton, Massachusetts, USA )

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Simeon STOCKWELL was born 3 March 1799 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Simeon STOCKWELL was the child of ? and ?

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Simeon married Adelia Maria HOLBROOK 18 March 1822 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Adelia Maria HOLBROOK was born abt. 1803 in Massachusetts, USA. Adelia Maria died 21 October 1888 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.

Simeon STOCKWELL died 4 July 1887 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA.

son of Israel Stockwell and Diadama Burrill

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Simeon STOCKWELL married

Adelia Maria HOLBROOK-- Date: 18 March 1822 Place: Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Simeon STOCKWELL and Adelia Maria HOLBROOK:

Stephen H STOCKWELL (b.14 August 1823, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 July 1882, Upton, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Ellen BIRD 1855
m. Hannah Palmer FISKE 17 December 1860 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Henry Simeon STOCKWELL (b.9 April 1833, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 December 1913, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Margaret Louisa GRIGGS 30 August 1859 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA
m. Mary Louise GRIGGS 16 November 1869 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

James Willard STOCKWELL (b.6 December 1838, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1931, )
m. Frances Mary SIBLEY 26 June 1867 in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

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1799 Birth
3 March 1799
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

1822 Marriage / Partner
Simeon STOCKWELL and Adelia Maria HOLBROOK 18 March 1822, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Stephen H STOCKWELL was born 14 August 1823, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Simeon was 24 years old.

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

1833 Birth of Child
Henry Simeon STOCKWELL was born 9 April 1833, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Simeon was 34 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
James Willard STOCKWELL was born 6 December 1838, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

Simeon was 39 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

1859 Marriage of Child
Henry Simeon STOCKWELL married 30 August 1859, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to Margaret Louisa GRIGGS

1860 Marriage of Child
Stephen H STOCKWELL married 17 December 1860, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to Hannah Palmer FISKE

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.

1867 Marriage of Child
James Willard STOCKWELL married 26 June 1867, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to Frances Mary SIBLEY

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

1869 Marriage of Child
Henry Simeon STOCKWELL married 16 November 1869, Sutton, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Louise GRIGGS

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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)

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.

1882 Death of Child
Stephen H STOCKWELL died 13 July 1882, Upton, Massachusetts, USA

Simeon was 83 years old.

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

1887 Death
4 July 1887
Sutton, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 88.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state