Daniel Dewey CORBETT

(b. 16 May 1807 , Strong, Massachusetts (District of Maine) d. 26 June 1892 , Salt Lake City, Utah Territory )

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Daniel Dewey CORBETT was born 16 May 1807 in Strong, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Daniel Dewey CORBETT was the child of Otis CORBETT and Hannah HISCOCK and the grandchild of: (maternal) Thomas HISCOCK and Anna KNOWLTON

Daniel Dewey CORBETT died 26 June 1892 in Salt Lake City, Utah Territory.

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married Elmira Bangs Wright, 1 December 1834
married Anna Gascoigne, 8 November 1861
married Anna Jones, 1863?
married Matta Maria Rosenlund, 25 November 1865

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1807 Birth
Name: Daniel Corbett
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 16 May 1807
Birthplace: STRONG,FRANKLIN,MAINE
Father's Name: Otis Corbett
Mother's Name: Hannah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50381-1 , System Origin: Maine-ODM , GS Film number: 12069

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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

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.

1840 - Strong, Maine
Name: Daniel Corbett
Event Place: Strong, Franklin, Maine
Page Number: 83
Affiliate Publication Number: M704 , Affiliate Film Number: 140 , GS Film number: 0009703 , Digital Folder Number: 004410765 , Image Number: 00171
1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Great Salt Lake territory
Name: Daniel Corbitt
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Race: Blank
Race (Original): Blank
Birth Year (Estimated): 1808
Birthplace: Maine
House Number: 181
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Daniel Corbitt M 42 Maine
Almira Corbitt F 39 Maine
Samuel Corbitt M 15 Maine
John Corbitt M 13 Maine
Betsey Corbitt F 9 Maine
Elmira Corbitt F 6 Illinois
Mary Corbitt F 2 Iowa
Household ID: 181 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M432 , Affiliate Film Number: 919 , GS Film Number: 25540 , Digital Folder Number: 004181033 , Image Number: 00167
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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

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.

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 Salt Lake City, Utah
Name: Danl Corbett
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Utah, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805-1806
Birthplace: Maine
Page Number: 5
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Danl Corbett M 64 Maine
Ann Corbett F 50 England
Maria Corbett F 44 Sweden
Helmer Corbett F 7 Sweden
Otis Corbett M 1 Utah
Danl Corbett M 15 Utah
Household ID: 49 , Line Number: 25 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M593 , GS Film number: 000553110 , Digital Folder Number: 004267907 , Image Number: 00469
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1880 - Salt Lake City, Utah
Name: Daniel Corbet
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 73
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Laborer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Birthplace: Maine, United States
Father's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Maine, United States
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 1337
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Daniel Corbet Self M 73 Maine, United States
Ann Corbet Wife F 60 England
Maria Corbet Wife F 53 Sweden
Ida H Corbet Daughter F 17 Sweden
Ottis Corbet Son M 11 Utah, United States
District: 41 , Sheet Number and Letter: 20C , GS Film Number: 1255337 , Digital Folder Number: 004244809 , Image Number: 00044
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 - 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

Daniel Dewey CORBETT - Name: Daniel Corbett Event Type: Photograph Birth Date: 16 May 1807 Birthplace: Farmington, Franklin, Maine Digital Folder Number: 100094571 , Ima

Name: Daniel Corbett
Event Type: Photograph
Birth Date: 16 May 1807
Birthplace: Farmington, Franklin, Maine
Digital Folder Number: 100094571 , Image Number: 01412
Utah, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah, 1847-1868

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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

Death
Name: Daniel Corbett
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 28 Jun 1892
Death Date: 26 Jun 1892
Death Place: Salt Lake City, S.L., Utah
Age: 85
Birth Date: 1807
Birthplace: Farmington, Maine
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Father's Name: Otis Corbett
Father's Birthplace: American
Mother's Name: Anna Corbett
Mother's Birthplace: American
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B54925-9 , System Origin: Utah-EASy , GS Film number: 26554 , Reference ID: p55 dth. #2214

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Grave

Salt Lake City Cemetery Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA

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Daniel is buried at: Salt Lake City Cemetery Salt Lake City Salt Lake County Utah, USA

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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