William REED

(b. 11 February 1812 , Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA d. 17 November 1861 , Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, USA )

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William REED was born 11 February 1812 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

William REED was the child of William REED and Marie Louise VASSEUR

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William married Julie GARAND 26 November 1838 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Julie GARAND was born abt. 1821 in St Landry, Louisiana, USA. Julie died 19 December 1912 in Ville Platte, Louisiana, USA.

William REED died 17 November 1861 in Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, USA.
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William REED married

Julie GARAND-- Date: 26 November 1838 Place: Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Children of William REED and Julie GARAND:

Clinton REED (b.23 March 1854, St Landry, Louisiana, USA d. 4 December 1934, , Louisiana, USA)
m. Alice VIDRINE

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1812 Birth
11 February 1812
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, 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

1838 Marriage / Partner
William REED and Julie GARAND 26 November 1838, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

He was 26 years old.

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

1854 Birth of Child
Clinton REED was born 23 March 1854, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

William was 42 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 Death
17 November 1861
Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, USA

He died at the age of 49.

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Louisiana (La Louisianne) was named by explorer René-Robert Cavelier in the mid 1600's to honor King Louis XIV of France. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1812 - Territory of Orleans
April 30, 1812 - Louisiana becomes 18th U.S. state

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