Reuben WARD

(b. 3 December 1808 , Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 26 January 1902 , Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA )

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Reuben WARD was born 3 December 1808 in Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben WARD was the child of Reuben WARD and Rebecca COOLIDGE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Samuel COOLIDGE and Hannah RUSSELL

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Reuben married Maria Lydia HUNT 17 May 1840 in Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Maria Lydia HUNT was born 29 December 1812 in Hancock, New Hampshire, USA. Maria Lydia died 13 March 1883 in Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA.

Reuben WARD died 26 January 1902 in Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA.
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Reuben WARD married

Maria Lydia HUNT-- Date: 17 May 1840 Place: Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Children of Reuben WARD and Maria Lydia HUNT:

Frederick Elbridge WARD (b.10 April 1841, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 7 May 1864, , New Hampshire, USA)

Henry Hubbard WARD (b.4 September 1842, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. abt. 1926, Keene, New Hampshire, USA)
m. Martha A COLLINS 1 May 1871 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Orville Allen WARD (b.8 March 1845, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 11 June 1916, Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

Adelza Marie WARD (b.9 July 1847, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 12 December 1917, Malden, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Harry W ROBINSON 20 August 1886 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Frank P WARD (b.27 August 1848, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 11 December 1877, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA)

Louisa A WARD (b.15 September 1851, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 9 November 1851, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA)

Erwin E WARD (b.8 October 1852, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 7 August 1937, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA)
m. Emma F WHITE 26 April 1876 in Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Charles Coolidge WARD (b.1 April 1855, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 17 June 1927, Boston, Massachusetts, USA )

Lilla Mahalie WARD (b.15 October 1857, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 29 January 1946, Keene, New Hampshire, USA)

Nellie J WARD (b.15 June 1863, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA d. 22 September 1863, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA)

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1808 Birth
3 December 1808
Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

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.

1840 Marriage / Partner
Reuben WARD and Maria Lydia HUNT 17 May 1840, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

He was 31 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1841 Birth of Child
Frederick Elbridge WARD was born 10 April 1841, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 32 years old.

1842 Birth of Child
Henry Hubbard WARD was born 4 September 1842, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 33 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)

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

1845 Birth of Child
Orville Allen WARD was born 8 March 1845, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 36 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Adelza Marie WARD was born 9 July 1847, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 38 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Frank P WARD was born 27 August 1848, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 39 years old.

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

1851 Birth of Child
Louisa A WARD was born 15 September 1851, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 42 years old.

1852 Birth of Child
Erwin E WARD was born 8 October 1852, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 43 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Birth of Child
Charles Coolidge WARD was born 1 April 1855, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 46 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.

1857 Birth of Child
Lilla Mahalie WARD was born 15 October 1857, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 48 years old.

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

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 Birth of Child
Nellie J WARD was born 15 June 1863, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 54 years old.

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)

1864 Death of Child
Frederick Elbridge WARD died 7 May 1864, , New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 55 years old.

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.

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.

1871 Marriage of Child
Henry Hubbard WARD married 1 May 1871, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Martha A COLLINS

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Marriage of Child
Erwin E WARD married 26 April 1876, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA to Emma F WHITE

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.

1877 Death of Child
Frank P WARD died 11 December 1877, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

Reuben was 69 years old.

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.

1883 Death of Spouse/Partner
Maria Lydia HUNT died 13 March 1883, Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

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 Marriage of Child
Adelza Marie WARD married 20 August 1886, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale) to Harry W ROBINSON

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 Death
26 January 1902
Marlborough, New Hampshire, USA

He died at the age of 93.