flag male ancestor  Samuel B.  PARKER

  (b. 5/8/1780 ,  Mount Holly, Burlington County, Crown Colony of New Jersey   d. abt. 1859 ,  West Salem Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA )  
Age: 79

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Samuel B. PARKER was born 5/8/1780 in Mount Holly, Burlington County, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Samuel B. PARKER was the child of ?   and   ?

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Samuel B.  married  Mary GRAVATT .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary GRAVATT  was born abt. 1779 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, USA .  Mary died abt. 1876 in West Salem Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA .  Mary was the child of John GRAVATT and Mary RUNYAN.

Samuel B. PARKER died abt. 1859 in West Salem Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA .





Veteran of the War of 1812. Served in Christy’s 135 Regiment, Pennsylvania Military.

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Samuel B. PARKER married flag female ancestor Mary GRAVATT-- Place: 
Mary GRAVATT was the child of John GRAVATT and Mary RUNYAN




Children of Samuel B. PARKER and Mary GRAVATT:

flag male ancestor David PARKER (b.January, 1813, West Salem Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA   d. 4/7/1846, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA )
m. Elizabeth (“Betty”) HUNTER 



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birth1780 Birth
5/8/1780
Mount Holly, Burlington County, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
News1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)
News1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)
U.S. President1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy
News1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
U.S. President1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
U.S. President1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy
News1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe 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.
1813 Birth of Child
David PARKER was born January, 1813, West Salem Twp., Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Samuel B. was 32 years old.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
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
1846 Death of Child
David PARKER died 4/7/1846, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA

Samuel B. was 65 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
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

Samuel is buried at: Rock Ridge Cemetery, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Added: 11/15/2021 10:39:36 PM - Updated: 11/16/2021 6:46:35 AM
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Prior to 1687 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
December 18, 1787 - New Jersey becomes 3rd U.S. state


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