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  (b. 20 August 1833 ,  North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   d. 13 March 1901 ,  Indianapolis, Indiana, USA )  

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Benjamin HARRISON was born 20 August 1833 in North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Benjamin HARRISON was the child of ?   and   ?

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Benjamin  married  Caroline Lavinia SCOTT 20 October 1853 in Butler, Ohio, USA .  The couple had (at least) 2 children. Caroline Lavinia SCOTT  was born 1 October 1832 in Oxford, Ohio, USA.  Caroline Lavinia died 25 October 1892 in Washington, DC, USA. 

Benjamin  married  (2) Mary Scott LORD 6 April 1896 in Manhattan, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child. Mary Scott LORD  was born 30 April 1858 in Honesdale, Pennsylvania, USA.  Mary Scott died 5 January 1948 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights). 

Benjamin HARRISON died 13 March 1901 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Occupation: President of the United States



son of John Scott Harrison and Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin

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Benjamin HARRISON married flag female ancestor Caroline Lavinia SCOTT-- Date: 20 October 1853 Place: Butler, Ohio, USA
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Name: Benjamin Harrison
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Spouse's Name: Caroline L. Scott
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Event Date: 20 Oct 1853
Event Place: Butler,Ohio
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M51451-1
System Origin: Ohio-ODM
GS Film number: 0355779 V. 1-4
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"Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958," Database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:XDFH-SHW : accessed 28 June 2015), Benjamin Harrison and Caroline L. Scott, 20 Oct 1853; citing Butler,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0355779 V. 1-4.

Children of Benjamin HARRISON and Caroline Lavinia SCOTT:

flag male ancestor Russell Benjamin HARRISON (b.12 August 1854, Oxford, Butler, Ohio, USA  d. 13 December 1936, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)

flag female ancestor Mary Scott HARRISON (b.3 April 1858, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA  d. 28 October 1930, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA )




Benjamin HARRISON married flag female ancestor Mary Scott LORD-- Date: 6 April 1896 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
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Children of Benjamin HARRISON and Mary Scott LORD:

flag female ancestor Elizabeth HARRISON (b.21 February 1897, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA  d. 25 December 1955, , New York, USA)



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birth1833 Birth
20 August 1833
North Bend, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Biography
BENJAMIN HARRISON, the twenty-third President, is the descendant of one of the historical families of this country. The first known head of the family was Maj . -Gen. Harrison, one of Oliver Cromwell's trusted followers and fighters. In the zenith of Cromwell's power it became the duty of this Harrison to participate in the trial of Charles I., and afterward to sign the death warrant of the king. He subsequently paid for this with his life, being hung October 13, 1660. His descendants came to America, and the next of the family that appears in history is Benjamin Harrison, of Virginia, great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, and after whom he was named. Benjamin Harrison was a member of the Continental Congress during the years 1774, 1775 and 1776, and was one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. He was three times elected Governor of Virginia.

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Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1850
Name: Benjamin Harrison
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Miami, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833
Birthplace: Ohio
Household ID: 240
House Number: 240
Line Number: 21
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 686
GS Film Number: 444679
Digital Folder Number: 004204443
Image Number: 00082


Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
T Scott Harrison M 46 Indiana
Sarah Harrison F 22 Ohio
Irwin Harrison M 18 Ohio
Benjamin Harrison M 17 Ohio
Mary J Harrison F 14 Ohio
Carter Harrison M 10 Ohio
Anna Harrison F 8 Ohio
John Harrison M 6 Ohio
Benjamin Harrison M 12 Ohio
Harriett Yates F 50 England
Anna Ferry F 18 Ireland
Mary O Connell F 19 Ireland
John Cuysler M 60 Germany
Michell O Connell M 19 Ireland
Peter O Dance M 25 Ireland
Thomas Furly M 27 Ireland
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U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
marriage1853 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin HARRISON and Caroline Lavinia SCOTT 20 October 1853, Butler, Ohio, USA

He was 20 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1854 Birth of Child
Russell Benjamin HARRISON was born 12 August 1854, Oxford, Butler, Ohio, USA

Benjamin was 20 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1858 Birth of Child
Mary Scott HARRISON was born 3 April 1858, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Benjamin was 24 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
1870
Name: Benjamin Harrison
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Indiana, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833-1834
Birthplace: Ohio
Page Number: 33
Household ID: 229
Line Number: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000545839
Digital Folder Number: 004263412
Image Number: 00037


Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Benjamin Harrison M 36 Ohio
Caroline L Harrison F 35 Ohio
Russel B Harrison M 15 Ohio
Mary I Harrison F 11 Indiana
Hester Sanders F 25 Indiana
Culver Hawkins M 21 Kentucky
Nannie Dryer F 1 Indiana
Louise Herkhoff F 16 Germany

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
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Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa, Chapman Pub Co, 1894
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
1889 - March 4 - Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) becomes 23rd President of the United States
In 1888, Benjamin Harrison received the Republican nomination for president on the eighth ballot. Though behind on the popular vote, he won over Grover Cleveland in the electoral college by 233 to 168.

As president, Harrison failed to please either the bosses or the reform element in the party. In foreign affairs he backed Secretary of State Blaine, whose policy foreshadowed later American imperialism. Harrison was renominated in 1892 but lost to Cleveland.
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U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Caroline Lavinia SCOTT died 25 October 1892, Washington, DC, USA
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
marriage1896 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin HARRISON and Mary Scott LORD 6 April 1896, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

He was 62 years old.
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
1897 Birth of Child
Elizabeth HARRISON was born 21 February 1897, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Benjamin was 63 years old.
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1900
Name: Benjamin Harrison
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Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Center Township, Precinct 12 Indianapolis city Ward 3, Marion, Indiana, United States
District: 56
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married: 4
Birth Date: Aug 1833
Birthplace: Ohio
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1896
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Mother of how many children:
Sheet Number and Letter: 6A
Household ID: 108
Line Number: 42
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240388
Digital Folder Number: 004118639
Image Number: 00271


Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Benjamin Harrison Head M 67 Ohio
Maryland Harrison Wife F 42 Ohio
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Name: Benjamin Harrison
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Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1901
Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States of America
Photograph Included: Yes
Birth Date: 20 Aug 1833
Death Date: 13 Mar 1901
Affiliate Record Identifier: 451
Cemetery: Crown Hill Cemetery

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Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis Marion County Indiana, USA Plot: Section 13, Lot 57
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death1901 Death
13 March 1901
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

He died at the age of 67.

Benjamin is buried at: Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis Marion County Indiana, USA Plot: Section 13, Lot 57
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