Jones Watson HARRIS

(b. abt. 1811 , Butler, Ohio, USA d. 7 June 1858 , Pleasant Township, Boone, Iowa, USA )

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Jones Watson HARRIS was born abt. 1811 in Butler, Ohio, USA

Jones Watson HARRIS was the child of Lewis Jones HARRIS and Honour GARRARD

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Jones Watson married Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE 11 January 1835 in Butler, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE was born 7 September 1815 in Butler, Ohio, USA. Elizabeth Jane died 21 July 1898 in Mineral Ridge, Boone, Iowa, USA.

Jones Watson HARRIS died 7 June 1858 in Pleasant Township, Boone, Iowa, USA.

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Jones Watson HARRIS married

Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE-- Date: 11 January 1835 Place: Butler, Ohio, USA

Children of Jones Watson HARRIS and Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE:

Rachel HARRIS (b.28 March 1838, Butler County, Ohio, USA d. 24 February 1919, Narka, Republic, Kansas, USA)
m. John Henson THOMAS 26 August 1855

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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

1835 Marriage / Partner
Jones Watson HARRIS and Elizabeth Jane MOSGROVE 11 January 1835, Butler, Ohio, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Rachel HARRIS was born 28 March 1838, Butler County, Ohio, USA

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.

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 - 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.