Eunice VERRILL

(b. abt. 1825 , Minot, Maine, USA d. 23 August 1924 , Raymond, Maine, USA )

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Eunice VERRILL was born abt. 1825 in Minot, Maine, USA

Eunice VERRILL was the child of ? and ?

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Eunice married Joshua EDWARDS abt. 1845 in New Gloucester, Maine, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joshua EDWARDS was born November 1824 in Raymond, Maine, USA. Joshua died 17 August 1862 in Camp Parapet, Ship Island, Louisiana, USA.

Eunice VERRILL died 23 August 1924 in Raymond, Maine, USA.
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Eunice VERRILL married

Joshua EDWARDS-- Date: abt. 1845 Place: New Gloucester, Maine, USA
Children:

Rosanna Edwards b. abt. 1849 Casco ME d. 4 September 1902 Worcester MA
m (1) Nason A Pitts 28 May 1865, (2) Fred N Burgess 5 October 1900, Boston MA

Ephraim Edwards b. 18 March 1856, Portland, ME
m Lydia A Ward 30 December 1876, Lewiston, Maine
RESIDENCE: 1880 - Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine
Ephraim possibly died in 1902

Orin Edwards b. 1857 Casco ME d. 14 September 1866
Forrest Edwards Cemetery (So. Otisfield Cemetery) Otisfield ME

John E Edwards b. 1859 Poland, ME?
m Hannah A Lorden 5 March 1889, Lawrence MA
RESIDENCE: 1920 - city, Essex, Massachusetts

Milton L Edwards b. 27 January 1861, Portland, ME
m Kate (Catie) Louise York

Ada C Edwards b. abt. 1866

Charles L Edwards b. abt. 1869

Ellen P Edwards b. abt. 1872

Children of Joshua EDWARDS and Eunice VERRILL:

Celia Ann EDWARDS (b.10 May 1853, Portland, Maine, USA d. 17 February 1933, Brunswick, Maine, USA)
m. Ivory COBB 4 July 1868 in Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills)
m. Samuel William FRENCH 5 October 1878 in Brunswick, Maine, USA
m. William P SANFORD 7 December 1916 in Bath, Maine, USA
m. George Herbert COLLINS 3 September 1927 in Brunswick, Maine, USA

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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.

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

1853 Birth of Child
Celia Ann EDWARDS was born 10 May 1853, Portland, Maine, USA (Deering)

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

1862 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joshua EDWARDS died 17 August 1862, Camp Parapet, Ship Island, Louisiana, USA

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.

1868 Marriage of Child
Celia Ann EDWARDS married 4 July 1868, Poland, Maine, USA (Poland Spring) (East Poland) (Hackett Mills) to Ivory COBB

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

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.

1878 Marriage of Child
Celia Ann EDWARDS married 5 October 1878, Brunswick, Maine, USA to Samuel William FRENCH

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1916 Marriage of Child
Celia Ann EDWARDS married 7 December 1916, Bath, Maine, USA to William P SANFORD

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time