Robert
PRIOR
(b.
1 July 1796
,
Chester, Massachusetts, USA
d.
20 February 1875
,
Underhill, Vermont, USA
)
Age: 78
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Robert PRIOR was born 1 July 1796 in Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Robert PRIOR was the child of Herman PRIOR and Mehitable Submit SANDERSON and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ebenezer PRIOR and Catherine SIMMONS (maternal) Robert SANDERSON and Rhoda STEELESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert married Laura HARD abt. 1820 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Laura HARD was born abt. 1800 in Vermont, USA. Laura died 14 August 1843 in Underhill, Vermont, USA.
Robert married (2) Clarissa PACKARD 9 January 1845 in Underhill, Vermont, USA . Clarissa PACKARD was born 3 February 1817 in Jericho, Vermont, USA. Clarissa died 7 April 1880 in Underhill, Vermont, USA.
Robert PRIOR died 20 February 1875 in Underhill, Vermont, USA.
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Laura HARD-- Date: abt. 1820 Place:
Children of Robert PRIOR and Laura HARD:
Charles PRIOR (b.10 January 1828, Underhill, Vermont, USA d. 1 April 1901, Rutland, Vermont, USA)
m. Emma HOFFMAN
Robert PRIOR married Clarissa PACKARD-- Date: 9 January 1845 Place: Underhill, Vermont, USA
Children of Robert PRIOR and Clarissa PACKARD:
Laura HARD-- Date: abt. 1820 Place: Children of Robert PRIOR and Laura HARD:
Charles PRIOR (b.10 January 1828, Underhill, Vermont, USA d. 1 April 1901, Rutland, Vermont, USA)m. Emma HOFFMAN
Robert PRIOR married
Clarissa PACKARD-- Date: 9 January 1845 Place: Underhill, Vermont, USAChildren of Robert PRIOR and Clarissa PACKARD:
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1796 Birth 1 July 1796
Chester, Massachusetts, USA
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.1828 Birth of ChildCharles PRIOR was born 10 January 1828, Underhill, Vermont, USA
Robert was 31 years old.
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)
1843 Death of Spouse/PartnerLaura HARD died 14 August 1843, Underhill, Vermont, USA
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1845 Marriage / PartnerRobert PRIOR and Clarissa PACKARD 9 January 1845, Underhill, Vermont, USA
He was 48 years old.
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.1875 Death 20 February 1875
Underhill, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 78.
Robert is buried at: Flats Cemetery
Added: 7/19/2021 11:34:52 AM
- Updated: 12/27/2022 7:17:48 PM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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