William CORBIN

(b. 12 May 1812 , Dudley, Massachusetts, USA d. 3 September 1889 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA )

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William CORBIN was born 12 May 1812 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

William CORBIN was the child of Timothy CORBIN and Ruth ALBEE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Timothy CORBIN and Abigail VINTON (maternal) Benjamin ALBEE and Sarah TAFT

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

William married Eliza SCHOFIELD 8 March 1841 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Eliza SCHOFIELD was born 24 February 1821 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. Eliza died abt. 1904 in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA. Eliza was the child of Joseph SCHOFILED (SCHOLEFIELD) and Elizabeth HOWARD.

William CORBIN died 3 September 1889 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
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William CORBIN married

Eliza SCHOFIELD-- Date: 8 March 1841 Place: Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
Eliza SCHOFIELD was the child of Joseph SCHOFILED (SCHOLEFIELD) and Elizabeth HOWARD

Children of William CORBIN and Eliza SCHOFIELD:

Frank Schofield CORBIN (b.20 October 1842, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA d. 17 September 1862, Antietam, Maryland, USA)

Ellen Maria CORBIN (b.23 July 1844, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 December 1865, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA)

Eugene CORBIN (b.16 December 1849, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 November 1873, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA)

William Warren CORBIN (b.15 January 1854, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA d. 25 December 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Alice Eliza CORBIN (b.abt. 1857, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 February 1919, Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA)

Fred Ellsworth CORBIN (b.18 May 1861, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 April 1940, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Mary Edith CHENEY 26 December 1889 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1812 Birth
12 May 1812
Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
William CORBIN and Eliza SCHOFIELD 8 March 1841, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

He was 28 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
Frank Schofield CORBIN was born 20 October 1842, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

William was 30 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Ellen Maria CORBIN was born 23 July 1844, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

William was 32 years old.

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

1849 Birth of Child
Eugene CORBIN was born 16 December 1849, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

William was 37 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Birth of Child
William Warren CORBIN was born 15 January 1854, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

William was 41 years old.

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

1861 Birth of Child
Fred Ellsworth CORBIN was born 18 May 1861, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

William was 49 years old.

1862 Death of Child
Frank Schofield CORBIN died 17 September 1862, Antietam, Maryland, USA

William was 50 years old.

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.

1865 Death of Child
Ellen Maria CORBIN died 4 December 1865, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

William was 53 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

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.

1873 Death of Child
Eugene CORBIN died 12 November 1873, Dudley, Massachusetts, USA

William was 61 years old.

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.

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)

1884 Death of Child
William Warren CORBIN died 25 December 1884, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William was 72 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 Death
3 September 1889
Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 77.