William Almy Tillinghast GIFFORD

(b. 18 December 1813 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 January 1878 , New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA )

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William Almy Tillinghast GIFFORD was born 18 December 1813 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

William Almy Tillinghast GIFFORD was the child of Tillinghast Almy GIFFORD and Mary E ROBERTSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) George GIFFORD and Eunice ALMY

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William Almy Tillinghast married Annie B ELDRIDGE abt. 1833 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Annie B ELDRIDGE was born abt. 1816 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Annie B died 16 September 1878 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.

William Almy Tillinghast GIFFORD died 19 January 1878 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA.
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William Almy Tillinghast GIFFORD married

Annie B ELDRIDGE-- Date: abt. 1833 Place:

Children of William Almy Tillinghast GIFFORD and Annie B ELDRIDGE:

Mercy Ann GIFFORD (b.abt. 1834, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 April 1896, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Stephen SHERMAN 22 August 1852 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

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1813 Birth
18 December 1813
Westport, Massachusetts, 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

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