John DAVENPORT

(b. 22 February 1800 , Colrain, Massachusetts, USA d. 27 March 1881 , Rowe, Massachusetts, USA )

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John DAVENPORT was born 22 February 1800 in Colrain, Massachusetts, USA

John DAVENPORT was the child of Edward DAVENPORT and Betsey ADAMS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

John married Hannah HALL 20 November 1823 in Colrain, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Hannah HALL was born 30 May 1800 in Swanzey, New Hampshire, USA. Hannah died 17 November 1881 in Rowe, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah was the child of Arad HALL and Hannah BAILEY.

John DAVENPORT died 27 March 1881 in Rowe, Massachusetts, USA.
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Occupation

John DAVENPORT was a farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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John DAVENPORT married

Hannah HALL-- Date: 20 November 1823 Place: Colrain, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah HALL was the child of Arad HALL and Hannah BAILEY

Children of John DAVENPORT and Hannah HALL:

John Bradford DAVENPORT (b.12 December 1825, Heath, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 August 1896, Heath, Massachusetts, USA)

Betsey Lurean DAVENPORT (b.28 October 1827, Heath, Massachusetts, USA d. 11 September 1829, Heath, Massachusetts, USA)

Sibyl Clarissa DAVENPORT (b.7 August 1830, Heath, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1856, Charlemont, Massachusetts, USA )

Maria Hannah DAVENPORT (b.7 October 1832, Heath, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 May 1914, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA )

Emily Laurena DAVENPORT (b.8 March 1838, Heath, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Jonathan Gleason DAVENPORT (b.25 September 1840, Heath, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 March 1916, )

Edward Hall DAVENPORT (b.4 September 1845, Heath, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 April 1930, Orlando, Florida, USA)
m. Sarah Eliza GROVES 12 March 1867 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

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1800 Birth
22 February 1800
Colrain, Massachusetts, USA

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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

1823 Marriage / Partner
John DAVENPORT and Hannah HALL 20 November 1823, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township)

He was 23 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

1825 Birth of Child
John Bradford DAVENPORT was born 12 December 1825, Heath, Massachusetts, USA

John was 25 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Betsey Lurean DAVENPORT was born 28 October 1827, Heath, Massachusetts, USA

John was 27 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1829 Death of Child
Betsey Lurean DAVENPORT died 11 September 1829, Heath, Massachusetts, USA

John was 29 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1830 Birth of Child
Sibyl Clarissa DAVENPORT was born 7 August 1830, Heath, Massachusetts, USA

John was 30 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Maria Hannah DAVENPORT was born 7 October 1832, Heath, Massachusetts, USA

John was 32 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Emily Laurena DAVENPORT was born 8 March 1838, Heath, Massachusetts, USA

John was 38 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.

1840 Birth of Child
Jonathan Gleason DAVENPORT was born 25 September 1840, Heath, Massachusetts, USA

John was 40 years old.

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

1845 Birth of Child
Edward Hall DAVENPORT was born 4 September 1845, Heath, Massachusetts, USA

John was 45 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Heath, Massachusetts
Name: John Davenport
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1800
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Heath, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Agriculture
Line Number: 3
Dwelling Number: 130
Family Number: 138
Household Members:
Name Age
John Davenport 50
Hannah Davenport 50
Emily L Davenport 12
Jonathan E Davenport 10
Edward H Davenport 4

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

1860 - Buckland, Massachusetts
Name: John Davenport
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1800
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Home in 1860: Buckland, Franklin, Massachusetts
Post Office: Buckland
Dwelling Number: 828
Family Number: 1018
Occupation: Farmer
Real Estate Value: 700
Personal Estate Value: 450
Household Members:
Name Age
John Davenport 60
Hannah Davenport 60
Edwd H Davenport 14

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.

1867 Marriage of Child
Edward Hall DAVENPORT married 12 March 1867, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville) to Sarah Eliza GROVES

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)

1881 Death
27 March 1881
Rowe, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 81.

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