Gideon W MANCHESTER

(b. 28 May 1821 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 27 May 1906 , Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA )

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Gideon W MANCHESTER was born 28 May 1821 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Gideon W MANCHESTER was the child of ? and ?

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Gideon W married Phebe Ann PALMER? 3 February 1843 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . Phebe Ann PALMER? was born abt. 1820 Phebe Ann died August 1843 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts).

Gideon W married (2) Susan F MANCHESTER 3 October 1869 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Susan F MANCHESTER was born abt. 1839 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Susan F died 31 August 1896 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts).

Gideon W MANCHESTER died 27 May 1906 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA.
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Gideon W MANCHESTER married

Phebe Ann PALMER?-- Date: 3 February 1843 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
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Name: Mrs. Phebe Ann Manchester
Marriage Date: 3 Feb 1843
Marriage Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Spouse Name: Gideon Manchester
Page Number: 39

Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Original data: Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of Gideon W MANCHESTER and Phebe Ann PALMER?:

Gideon W MANCHESTER married

Susan F MANCHESTER-- Date: 3 October 1869 Place: Norton, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Gideon Manchester
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birth Place: Tiverton
Marriage Date: 3 Oct 1869
Marriage Place: Norton, Massachusetts, USA
Age at Marriage: 45
Father: Bailey Manchester
Mother: Hannah Manchester
Spouse: Susan F Manchester
Spouse Birth Place: Tiverton
Spouse Age at Marriage: 31
Spouse Father: Nelson Manchester
Spouse Mother: Phebe A Manchester

NOTE: This is his SECOND marriage

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

Children of Gideon W MANCHESTER and Susan F MANCHESTER:

Otis MANCHESTER (b.September 3, 1856, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. , )
m. Margaret Louise FITZGERALD

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1821 Birth
28 May 1821
Tiverton, Rhode Island, 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)

1843 Marriage / Partner
Gideon W MANCHESTER and Phebe Ann PALMER? 3 February 1843, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

He was 21 years old.

1843 Death of Spouse/Partner
Phebe Ann PALMER? died August 1843, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

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

1856 Birth of Child
Otis MANCHESTER was born September 3, 1856, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon W was 35 years old.

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 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Name: Gideon Manchester
Age in 1860: 38
Birth Year: abt 1822
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Home in 1860: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Post Office: Tiverton
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members:
Name Age
Gideon Manchester 38
Susan Manchester 21
Sophy Manchester 6
Otis Manchester 3
Mattison Manchester 18
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)

1865 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Name: Gideon Manchester
Birth Date: abt 1820
Birth Place: Tiverton
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Enumeration Year: 1865
Township: Tiverton
County: Newport
Enumeration District or Census Tract: 3
Line Number: 33
Household number: 319
Volume Number: 3
Page Number: 43
Occupation: __?__ fishing
Household Members:
Name Age
Gideon Manchester 45
Susan F Manchester 26, f, b. Tiverton, household work
Sophia Manchester, 11, f, b. Tiverton
Otis Manchester, 8, m. b. Tiverton
William Henry Manchester, 22, b. Tiverton, __?__ fishing
James Madison Manchester, 24, b. Tiverton, soldier
Abby S. Manchester, 21, b. Tiverton, house work

Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, State Censuses, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Rhode Island State Census, 1865. Microfilm. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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 Marriage / Partner
Gideon W MANCHESTER and Susan F MANCHESTER 3 October 1869, Norton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 48 years old.

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.

1875 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Name: Gideon Manchester
Birth Date: abt 1823
Birth Place: Tiverton
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Fisherman
Relationship: Head
Enumeration Year: 1875
Township: Tiverton
County: Newport
Enumeration District or Census Tract: 1
Line Number: 14
Household number: 216
Volume Number: 7
Page Number: 27
Household Members:
Name Age
Gideon Manchester 52
Susan F Manchester 36
Sophie E Manchester 21
Otis Manchester 18
Harriet E Manchester 1

Rhode Island State Census, 1875. Microfilm. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Name: Gideon Manchester
Age: 59
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Home in 1880: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital status: Married
Spouse's Name: Susan F. Manchester
Father's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island
Occupation: Stone Mason

Household Members:
Name Age
Gideon Manchester 59
Susan F. Manchester 41
Sophia Manchester 26
Otis Manchester 23
Harriet Manchester 6
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 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Name: Gideon W Manchester
Birth Date: abt 1824
Birth Place: Tiverton
Gender: Male
Age: 61
Marital status: Married
Occupation: fisherman
Relationship: Head
Enumeration Year: 1885
Township: Tiverton
County: Newport
Enumeration District or Census Tract: 201
Line Number: 20
Household number: 289
Volume Number: 16
Household Members:
Name Age
Gideon W Manchester 61

Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, State Censuses, 1865-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Rhode Island State Census, 1865. Microfilm. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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 of Spouse/Partner
Susan F MANCHESTER died 31 August 1896, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Name: Gideon Manchester
Age: 77
Birth Date: Mar 1823
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Home in 1900: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island
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Household Members:
Name Age
Gideon Manchester 77
Nellie Richardson 34, Housekeeper
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.