John S BROWNEWELL

(b. 21 December 1820 , Pennsylvania, USA d. 9 May 1862 , Pennsylvania, USA )

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John S BROWNEWELL was born 21 December 1820 in Pennsylvania, USA

John S BROWNEWELL was the child of Heinrich BROWNEWELL and Barbara BAKER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Johannes BROWNEWELL and Christina WILLIAMS

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John S married Mary Ann HINKLE 3 May 1846 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Ann HINKLE was born 14 February 1826 in Silver Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary Ann died 11 February 1906 in Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,, USA. Mary Ann was the child of Jacob HINKLE and Elizabeth SPIDLE.

John S BROWNEWELL died 9 May 1862 in Pennsylvania, USA.
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John S BROWNEWELL married

Mary Ann HINKLE-- Date: 3 May 1846 Place: Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Ann HINKLE was the child of Jacob HINKLE and Elizabeth SPIDLE

Children of John S BROWNEWELL and Mary Ann HINKLE:

George William BROWNEWELL (b.4 October 1858, New Kingston, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 3 October 1910, Pueblo, Colorado, USA)
m. Della E WINGER 18 November 1884

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1820 Birth
21 December 1820
Pennsylvania, 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

1846 Marriage / Partner
John S BROWNEWELL and Mary Ann HINKLE 3 May 1846, Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

He was 25 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

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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Birth of Child
George William BROWNEWELL was born 4 October 1858, New Kingston, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

John S was 37 years old.

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