John Scott
HARRISON
(b.
4 October 1804
,
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory
d.
25 May 1878
,
North Bend, Ohio, USA
)
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John Scott HARRISON was born 4 October 1804 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory
John Scott HARRISON was the child of William Henry HARRISON and Anna Tuthill SYMMESJohn Scott HARRISON died 25 May 1878 in North Bend, Ohio, USA.
m. (1) Lucretia Knapp Johnson, abt. 1824
m. (2) Elizabeth Ramsey Irwin, 12 August 1831 in Cincinnati, Ohio
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1804 Birth 4 October 1804
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana Territory
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.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.
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1878 Death 25 May 1878
North Bend, Ohio, USA
He died at the age of 73.
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The name 'Indiana' means 'Land of the Indians'. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1816 - Indiana Territory
December 11, 1816 - Indiana becomes 19th U.S. state
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