Seth S GERRY

(b. 14 September 1823 , Robbinston, Maine, USA d. 11 May 1896 , Thomaston, Maine, USA )

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Seth S GERRY was born 14 September 1823 in Robbinston, Maine, USA

Seth S GERRY was the child of Seth GARY (GERRY) and Mary STETSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Seth GARY and Zilpha PIERCE

Seth S GERRY died 11 May 1896 in Thomaston, Maine, USA.

married Olivia Melinda Felt, daughter of George Felt and Rebeckah Johnson

Children:
Charles William Gerry
Mary Kate Gerry
Kate Rebecca Gerry
George Felt Gerry
Annie Olivia Gerry

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1823 Birth
14 September 1823
Robbinston, Maine, USA

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

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

1860 Thomaston, Knox, Maine
name: Seth S Gerry
residence: , Knox, Maine
ward: Thomaston
age: 36 years
estimated birth year: 1824
birthplace: Maine
gender: Male
page: 35
family number: 279
film number: 803443
dgs number: 4231254
image number: 00489
nara number: M653
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Thomaston, Knox, Maine
name: Seth S Gerry
estimated birth year: 1824
gender: Male
age in 1870: 46y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Maine, United States
home in 1870: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Seth S Gerry M 46y Maine, United States
Olevia M Gerry F 42y Maine, United States
Charles W Gerry M 17y Maine, United States
Georgie Gerry M 11y Maine
Anna O Gerry F 6y Maine
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)

1880 Thomaston, Knox, Maine
name : Seth S. Gerry
event: Census
event date: 1880
event place: Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States
gender: Male
age: 56
marital status : Married
occupation : Ship Builder
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Self
birthplace : Maine, United States
birthdate : 1824
spouse's name : Olivia M. Gerry
spouse's birthplace : Maine, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Massachusetts, United States
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : Maine, United States
page : 258
page character : D
entry number : 1786
nara film number : T9-0483
gs film number : 1254483
digital folder number: 004241568
image number: 00140
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Seth S. Gerry M 56 Maine, United States
wife Olivia M. Gerry F 53 Maine, United States
son George F. Gerry M 21 Maine, United States
daughter Annie O. Gerry F 16 Maine, United States
other Lena Nyland F 20 Sweden
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 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896 Death
name: Seth S Gerry
event type: Death
event date: 11 May 1896
event place: Thomaston,,Maine
gender: Male
age: 73
estimated birth year: 1823
father: Seth Gerry
mother: Mary Stetson
spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
film number: 9947
dgs number: 4544458
image number: 01545

'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZQW-CSQ : accessed 14 Dec 2012), Seth S Gerry, 1896.
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1900 Death of his wife
name: Olivia M Gerry
event type: Death
event date: 10 Mar 1900
event place: Thomaston,,Maine
gender: Female
age: 72
estimated birth year: 1828
father: George Felt
mother: Rebeckah Johnson
spouse: Seth S Gerry
spouse's father: Gerry
spouse's mother:
film number: 9947
dgs number: 4544458
image number: 01609

'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VZQW-76P : accessed 14 Dec 2012), Seth S Gerry in entry for Olivia M Gerry, 1900.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

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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