Mary Reed FISHER

(b. abt. 1826 , Plymouth, Maine, USA d. abt. 1895 , New London, Connecticut, USA )

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Mary Reed FISHER was born abt. 1826 in Plymouth, Maine, USA

Mary Reed FISHER was the child of Samuel FISHER and Mary "Polly" REED and the grandchild of: (paternal) Onesiphorus FISHER and Ruth PRINCE

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Mary Reed married Thomas Hammond BURNHAM 25 March 1845 in Manhattan, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas Hammond BURNHAM was born 14 November 1819 in Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs). Thomas Hammond died abt. 1853 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). Thomas Hammond was the child of Asa Norman BURNHAM and Martha Slocum HAMMOND.

Mary Reed FISHER died abt. 1895 in New London, Connecticut, USA.

married (2) Rev. Prince of Brooklyn, NY later Simsbury, CT

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Mary Reed FISHER married

Thomas Hammond BURNHAM-- Date: 25 March 1845 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Thomas Hammond BURNHAM was the child of Asa Norman BURNHAM and Martha Slocum HAMMOND

Children of Thomas Hammond BURNHAM and Mary Reed FISHER:

Norman Hammond BURNHAM (b.17 April 1848, Manhattan, New York, USA d. , )

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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

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Reed FISHER and Thomas Hammond BURNHAM 25 March 1845, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1848 Birth of Child
Norman Hammond BURNHAM was born 17 April 1848, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

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.

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 New Haven, Connecticut
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name: Mary R Prince
estimated birth year: 1826
gender: Female
age in 1870: 44y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine
home in 1870: Connecticut, United States
Household Gender Age
Newell A Prince M 49y
Mary R Prince F 44y
Mabel O Prince F 11y
Norman H Burnham M 22y

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.

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.

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)