flag male ancestor  Edward  GRESHAM (GRISHAM)

  (b. 9 March 1801 ,  Chester, South Carolina, USA   d. 19 May 1859 ,  Vernon, Jackson, Louisiana, USA )  

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Edward GRESHAM (GRISHAM) was born 9 March 1801 in Chester, South Carolina, USA

Edward GRESHAM (GRISHAM) was the child of Jeremiah GRISHAM   and   Frances LEMMON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John GRISHAM and Elinor UNKNOWN

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Edward  married  Sarah BROWNING 9 March 1818 in Louisiana, USA .  Sarah BROWNING  was born 8 February 1798 in Vernon, Jackson, Louisiana, USA.  Sarah died 3 December 1853 in Vernon, Jackson, Louisiana, USA.  Sarah was the child of Edmund Lloyd BROWNING and Sarah ALLEN.

Edward GRESHAM (GRISHAM) died 19 May 1859 in Vernon, Jackson, Louisiana, USA.
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Edward GRESHAM (GRISHAM) married flag female ancestor Sarah BROWNING-- Date: 9 March 1818 Place: , Louisiana, USA
Sarah BROWNING was the child of Edmund Lloyd BROWNING and Sarah ALLEN




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birth1801 Birth
9 March 1801
Chester, South Carolina, USA
News1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe 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.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
marriage1818 Marriage / Partner
Edward GRESHAM (GRISHAM) and Sarah BROWNING 9 March 1818, , Louisiana, USA

He was 17 years old.
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1853 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah BROWNING died 3 December 1853, Vernon, Jackson, Louisiana, USA
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
death1859 Death
19 May 1859
Vernon, Jackson, Louisiana, USA

He died at the age of 58.
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