flag male ancestor  William Caldwell  PLUNKETT

  (b. 23 October 1799 Lenox, Massachusetts, USA   d. 19 January 1884 Adams, Massachusetts, USA )  

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William Caldwell PLUNKETT was born 23 October 1799 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

William Caldwell PLUNKETT was the child of Patrick PLUNKETT   and   Mary ROBINSON

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William Caldwell  married  Louisa Olivia BROWN 22 April 1839 in Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Louisa Olivia BROWN  was born 22 April 1815 in Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory).  Louisa Olivia died 26 December 1881 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.  Louisa Olivia was the child of Timothy BROWN and Betsey MUNRO.

William Caldwell PLUNKETT died 19 January 1884 in Adams, Massachusetts, USA.
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William Caldwell PLUNKETT married flag female ancestor Louisa Olivia BROWN-- Date: 22 April 1839 Place: Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, USA
Louisa Olivia BROWN was the child of Timothy BROWN and Betsey MUNRO




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birth1799 Birth
23 October 1799
Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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.
marriage1839 Marriage / Partner
William Caldwell PLUNKETT and Louisa Olivia BROWN 22 April 1839, Elbridge, Onondaga, New York, USA

He was 39 years old.
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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1850 Birth of Child
William Brown PLUNKETT was born 2 April 1850, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

William Caldwell was 50 years old.
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
marriage1874 Marriage of Child
William Brown PLUNKETT married 1 January 1874, Adams, Massachusetts, USA to Lyda Faxon FRENCH
1881 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louisa Olivia BROWN died 26 December 1881, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
death1884 Death
19 January 1884
Adams, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 84.
Added: 11/17/2021 2:59:25 PM - Updated: 11/17/2021 3:59:10 PM
Did You Know?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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