John C
BABCOCK
(b.
abt. 1824
,
Newcastle, Maine, USA
d.
12 November 1893
,
West Gardiner, Maine, USA
)
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John C BABCOCK was born abt. 1824 in Newcastle, Maine, USA
John C BABCOCK was the child of ? and ?John C BABCOCK died 12 November 1893 in West Gardiner, Maine, USA.
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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.
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, 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
1892
John C. Babcock, son of John Babcock, was born in 1824, at Newcastle, Me. He followed the sea fourteen years, and after farming fourteen years in Mexico, Me., he came to West Gardiner in 1865 and bought the Annis Spear place, where he now lives. He married Harriet, daughter of John Brookins, of Pittston. They have eight children.
'Town of West Gardiner'
ILLUSTRATED HISTORY of KENNEBEC COUNTY MAINE 1625 - 1892
Editors
Henry D. Kingsbury
Simeon L. Deyo
Resident Contributors
James W. Bradury,William Penn Whitehouse, Samuel L. Boardman, William B. Lapham, Hiram K. Morrell, Lendall Titcomb, J. Clair Minot, James M. Larrabee, Henry S. Webster, Charles E. Nash, John L. Stevens,
Howard Owen, Rufus M. Jones, Asbury C. Stilphen, Harry H. Cochrane, George Underwood, Orrin F. Sproul, Albion F. Watson
New York
H.W. Blake and Company
94 Reade St.
1892
John C. Babcock, son of John Babcock, was born in 1824, at Newcastle, Me. He followed the sea fourteen years, and after farming fourteen years in Mexico, Me., he came to West Gardiner in 1865 and bought the Annis Spear place, where he now lives. He married Harriet, daughter of John Brookins, of Pittston. They have eight children.
'Town of West Gardiner'
ILLUSTRATED HISTORY of KENNEBEC COUNTY MAINE 1625 - 1892
Editors
Henry D. Kingsbury
Simeon L. Deyo
Resident Contributors
James W. Bradury,William Penn Whitehouse, Samuel L. Boardman, William B. Lapham, Hiram K. Morrell, Lendall Titcomb, J. Clair Minot, James M. Larrabee, Henry S. Webster, Charles E. Nash, John L. Stevens,
Howard Owen, Rufus M. Jones, Asbury C. Stilphen, Harry H. Cochrane, George Underwood, Orrin F. Sproul, Albion F. Watson
New York
H.W. Blake and Company
94 Reade St.
1892
Death
Name: John C Babcock
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 Nov 1893
Event Place: West Gardiner,,Maine
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Father's Name: John Babcock
Mother's Name: Sarah Lomes
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
GS Film number: 9889
Digital Folder Number: 4543967
Image Number: 02517
'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch.org
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Name: John C Babcock
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 Nov 1893
Event Place: West Gardiner,,Maine
Gender: Male
Age: 69
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Father's Name: John Babcock
Mother's Name: Sarah Lomes
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
GS Film number: 9889
Digital Folder Number: 4543967
Image Number: 02517
'Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 ,' index and images, FamilySearch.org
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
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