Adella Grace Scott Scribner Part 3 of 8 1800s

Adella Grace Scott Scribner 1880s

1880

1880 Census, 16 June 1880, living with husband and children in Franklin, Merrimack NH.  Brother Marshall Scott was living with them.  Sister Silia I cannot find where she is.  Her mother lived in Salisbury NH per census

Adella Grace Scott Scribner 1880 census

1880 Historical Insight -- Establishment of County Poorhouses

Adella grace Scott Scribner may have lived near a state-run "poorhouse" and witnessed what it was like to slip into poverty during the 19th century. "Going to the poorhouse" was not just a fear for many 19th-century Americans, it was a reality -- (Ancestry.com, 2019)

1850s Establishment of County Poorhouses
Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain, (Ancestry.com, 2019)

1881, age 21

14 June 1881, her daughter Ethel Maude Scribner was born in Franklin, New Hampshire

1881 Adella gave birth to her third child

This record confirms dates and places of birth for both Morrill and Adella.  We also find that Morrill is an Operative in the town of Franklin.  Adella probably did not work outside the home.

1881, James A. Garfield elected as the 20th President of the United States

President Garfield served from March of 1881 until he was assassinated six and a half months later.  He was the first sitting member of Congress to be elected to the presidency, and remains the only sitting HOuse member to gain the White House (Wikipedia -- Garfield, 2018).

1881 James A. Garfield

(Wikipedia -- Garfield, 2018)

Garfield quote:  "Man cannot live by bread alone; he must have peanut butter" – James A. Garfield  (Garfield, 2018).

1881 -- Chester A. Arthur became the 21st President of the United States

1881 Chester A. Arthur,

He served from 1881 to 1885.  He was the 20th Vice President, and became president upon the death of President James Garfield in September 1881 (Wikipedia -- Chester A. Arthur, 2018)

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In other news:  Motorcycle makes it's debut in 1884.  The Automobile begins replacing horses starting in 1885 (OurTimelines.com, 2018)

1885, age 25

Grover Cleveland becomes the 22nd President of the United States.

1885 Grover Cleveland 22nd President

(Wikipedia -- Cleveland, 2018)

Grover Cleveland was the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office.  He was the second president to wed while in office, and has been the only president married in the White House (Wikipedia -- Cleveland, 2018).

Grover Cleveland Quote

 "It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge" (Cleveland, 2018)

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1886, age 26

In other news:  The Induction Telegraph was invented in 1886 by Grandville T. Woods (OurTimelines.com)

1887, age 27

In other news:  X-rays were invented first by Tesla, not Roentgen in 1887 (OurTimelines.com).

1888, age 28

Historical Insight -- The Great Blizzard of 1888

Adella Scott Scribner was probably living in Franklin, New Hampshire in 1888 when a hurricane-force blizzard assaulted the area, causing more than 400 deaths.

1888 Great Blizzard 2
13 March 1888, New Hampshire.
Credit:  Keene Public Library and the Historical Society of Cheshire County
Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain
(Ancestry Historical Insights, 2019)

"Deep snowdrifts from constant high winds often went as high as a second story window.  In upstate New York one drift measured more than 50 feet high" (Ancestry Historical Insights, 2019).

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In other news:  70 to 77 rpm musical records started the world turning in 1888 (OurTimelines.com).

1889, age 29

Benjamin Harrison becomes the 23rd President of the United States

1889 Harrison Campaign Poster
(Wikipedia -- Harrison, 2018)

1889 Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President
(Wikipedia -- Harrison, 2018)

Benjamin Harrison Quote

"I pity the man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth will starve in the process" (Harrison, 2018).

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In other news:  The following states enter the union -- Montana as the 41st state; North Dakota the 39th state; South Dakota 40th state; Washington as the 42nd state.  Holerith invents the punch card which transforms data collection (OurTimelines.com)

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Resources

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2019). Establishment of County Poorhouses. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/contextux/historicalinsights/establishment-county-poorhouses/persons/145967463:1030:14582634

Ancestry Historical Insights. (2019). The Great Blizzard of 1888. Retrieved from Ancestry.com: https://www.ancestry.com/contextux/historicalinsights/blizzard-1888-united-states/persons/145967463:1030:14582634

Cleveland, G. (2018, December). Grover Cleveland Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/grover_cleveland

Garfield, J. A. (2018, December 13). James A. Garfield Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/james_a_garfield

Harrison, B. (2018, December). Benjamin Harrison Quotes. Retrieved from BrainyQuote: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/benjamin_harrison

OurTimelines.com. (2018). TimeLines. (Timelines courtesy of www.ourtimelines.com. Timeline formatting and technology copyright © 2000-2018 ourtimelines.com, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED under the Pan-American Conventions.) Retrieved from OurTimeLines.com: http://ourtimelines.com/

Wikipedia -- Cleveland. (2018, December). Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Cleveland

Wikipedia -- Garfield. (2018, December 13). James A. Garfield, 20th President. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Garfield

Wikipedia -- Harrison. (2018, December). Benjamin Harrison, 23rd President. Retrieved from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Harrison

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