Lydia
BROOKS
(b.
14 July 1803
,
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
d.
abt. 1893
,
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
)
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Lydia BROOKS was born 14 July 1803 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia BROOKS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Lydia married Alpheus BISSELL 13 May 1824 in Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alpheus BISSELL was born 24 January 1801 in Canaan, Connecticut, USA (Falls Village). Alpheus died 9 February 1897
Lydia BROOKS died abt. 1893 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA.
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Alpheus BISSELL-- Date: 13 May 1824 Place: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
Children of Alpheus BISSELL and Lydia BROOKS:
Melville Reuben BISSELL (b.25 September 1843, Hartwick, New York, USA d. 15 March 1889, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA)
m. Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND 29 November 1865
Alpheus BISSELL-- Date: 13 May 1824 Place: Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USAChildren of Alpheus BISSELL and Lydia BROOKS:
Melville Reuben BISSELL (b.25 September 1843, Hartwick, New York, USA d. 15 March 1889, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA)m. Lydia Ann "Anna" SUTHERLAND 29 November 1865
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1803 Birth 14 July 1803
Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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.
1824 Marriage / PartnerLydia BROOKS and Alpheus BISSELL 13 May 1824, Hartwick, Otsego, New York, USA
She was 20 years old.
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)
1843 Birth of ChildMelville Reuben BISSELL was born 25 September 1843, Hartwick, New York, USA
Lydia was 40 years old.
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. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1889 Death of ChildMelville Reuben BISSELL died 15 March 1889, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Lydia was 85 years old.
Postcards and Memories of Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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