Hannah TRIPP

(b. 3 April 1797 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 30 September 1871 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA )

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Hannah TRIPP was born 3 April 1797 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah TRIPP was the child of Elihu TRIPP and Mary BROWNELL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Anthony TRIPP and Rebecca HAVENS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Hannah married Abner LAWTON 29 June 1817 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Abner LAWTON was born 1 February 1800 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Abner died 1 September 1854 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Abner was the child of Richard LAWTON and Polly BROWNELL.

Hannah TRIPP died 30 September 1871 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .
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Hannah TRIPP married

Abner LAWTON-- Date: 29 June 1817 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Abner LAWTON was the child of Richard LAWTON and Polly BROWNELL

Marriage Source: Original data: Vital records of Westport, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1918., found on ancestry.com

Lawton, Abner and Hannah Tripp, June 29, 1817. Marriage. Westport. Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850

Children of Abner LAWTON and Hannah TRIPP:

Charles Abner LAWTON (b.abt. 1821, Westport, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 February 1900, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Mary E LAKE 25 March 1844 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
m. Laura Ann REED 12 October 1851 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
m. Ruth B SANFORD 6 June 1889 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah A LAWTON (b.abt. 1828, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. 6 February 1898, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Benjamin DOUGLASS 28 June 1848 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

James A LAWTON (b.abt. 1831, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA d. 28 April 1859, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA)

Emeline A LAWTON (b.abt. 1837, , Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1854, )
m. John P SEARS 26 May 1854

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1797 Birth
3 April 1797
Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Vital records of Westport, Massachusetts to the year 1850, ancestry.com
Tripp, Hannah, ch. Elihu (s. Anthony and Mary), Apr. 3, 1797.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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 Marriage / Partner
Hannah TRIPP and Abner LAWTON 29 June 1817, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

She was 20 years old.

Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Lawton, Abner and Hannah Tripp, June 29, 1817. Marriage. Westport.
Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

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.

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)

1844 Marriage of Child
Charles Abner LAWTON married 25 March 1844, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Mary E LAKE

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

1848 Marriage of Child
Sarah A LAWTON married 28 June 1848, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Benjamin DOUGLASS

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 Marriage of Child
Charles Abner LAWTON married 12 October 1851, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA to Laura Ann REED

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Death of Spouse/Partner
Abner LAWTON died 1 September 1854, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

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

1859 Death of Child
James A LAWTON died 28 April 1859, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah was 62 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

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

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)

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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Barney Freelove 46

Amanda M Freelove 43

Rebecca J Freelove 23

William T Freelove 22

Charles T Freelove 17

Mary C Freelove 14

Bessie H Freelove 11

Alex C Freelove 7

Hannah Lawton 73
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death
Name: Hannah Lawtons
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Sep 1871
Event Place: Westport, Massachusetts
Residence Place: Westport, Mass.
Address:
Gender: Female
Age: 76
Marital Status: Widowed
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Birth Date:
Birthplace: Westport
Birth Year (Estimated): 1795
Burial Date:
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Cemetery:
Father's Name: Elihu Tripp
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mary Bowmell
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Reference ID: P 143 RN 23
GS Film number: 960198
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4221413
Image Number: 162

'Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:N7L3-W3K : 10 March 2018), Hannah Lawtons, 30 Sep 1871; citing Westport, Massachusetts, P 143 RN 23, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,198.
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