Ruth J LIBBY

(b. 21 January 1813 , Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 12 July 1893 , Sabattus, Maine, USA )

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Ruth J LIBBY was born 21 January 1813 in Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Ruth J LIBBY was the child of Rufus King LIBBY and Roxanna JONES

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Ruth J married Phineas WRIGHT 14 January 1837 in Sabattus, Maine, USA . Phineas WRIGHT was born 7 December 1807 in Lewiston, Maine, USA. Phineas died 7 December 1898 in Maine, USA.

Ruth J LIBBY died 12 July 1893 in Sabattus, Maine, USA .
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Ruth J LIBBY married

Phineas WRIGHT-- Date: 14 January 1837 Place: Sabattus, Maine, USA

Children
Lorenzo Benson WRIGHT b. 24 Sep 1837, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Phinehas B WRIGHT b: 24 Sep 1837, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
William Henry WRIGHT b: 16 Nov 1839, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Roxanna WRIGHT b: 01 Feb 1842, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Rufus WRIGHT b: 24 Mar 1844, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Betsey (Elisabeth) H WRIGHT b: 03 Jan 1847, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Amoret (Emma Etta) WRIGHT b: 14 Dec 1848, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Phineas B WRIGHT b: 20 Jan 1851, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
Elisabeth E WRIGHT b: abt 1854 in Maine

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1813 Birth
21 January 1813
Sabattus, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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 Marriage / Partner
Ruth J LIBBY and Phineas WRIGHT 14 January 1837, Sabattus, Maine, USA (Webster)

She was 23 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

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Ruth Wright
event: Census
event date: 1850
event place: Lewiston, Lincoln, Maine, United States
gender: Female
age: 26
marital status:
race (original):
race (expanded):
birthplace: Maine
estimated birth year: 1824
dwelling house number: 563
family number: 633
line number: 10
nara publication number: M432
nara roll number: 259
film number: 443498
digital folder number: 004198851
image number: 00607
Household Gender Age
Phinehas Wright M 40
Ruth Wright F 26
Phinehas B Wright M 13
William H Wright M 10
Roxana Wright F 8
Rufus Wright M 6
Betsey Wright F 3
Amoret Wright F 2

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - 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)

1880 Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine
name: Ruth Wright
residence: Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine
birthdate: 1813
birthplace: Maine, United States
relationship to head: Wife
spouse's name: Phineas Wright
spouse's birthplace: Maine, United States
father's name:
father's birthplace: Maine, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Maine, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 67 years
occupation: Keeping House
nara film number: T9-0475
page: 176
page character: A
entry number: 1836
film number: 1254475
Household Gender Age
spouse Phineas Wright M 70
Ruth Wright F 67
Josie Meader F 21

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

1893 Death
12 July 1893
Sabattus, Maine, USA

She died at the age of 80.

Added: 5/9/2012 9:52:43 AM - Updated: 3/30/2025 11:40:05 PM

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The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state