David GORDON

(b. 15 May 1820 , Watertown, New York, USA d. 23 July 1880 , Du Page Township, Illinois, USA )

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David GORDON was born 15 May 1820 in Watertown, New York, USA

David GORDON was the child of ? and ?

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David married Tryphena BEEBE abt. 1857 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Tryphena BEEBE was born 13 December 1821 in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, USA. Tryphena died 6 April 1895 in Du Page, Illinois, USA.

David GORDON died 23 July 1880 in Du Page Township, Illinois, USA.
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David GORDON married

Tryphena BEEBE-- Date: abt. 1857 Place:

Children of David GORDON and Tryphena BEEBE:

Eugene GORDON (b.6 December 1857, Du Page Township, Illinois, USA d. 30 March 1959, Waukegan, Lake, Illinois, USA)
m. Alvina M SEARS 22 February 1882 in Joliet, Illinois, USA

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1820 Birth
15 May 1820
Watertown, New York, USA

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 - 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.