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July 27, 1818
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Born to Jerediah and Maria Chary Horsford at Moscow, NY.
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1838
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Graduated
from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in Civil Engineering.
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1838-1840
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Worked
with James Hall on the Geographical Survey of New York State.
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1840 - 1844
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Appointed
Professor of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the Albany Female Academy.
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1840-1844
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Delivered
an annual course of lectures on chemistry at Newark College, Newark, Delaware.
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1844-1846
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ENH
studied in Giessen, Germany under Justus von Liebig.
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1847
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Appointed
Rumford Professor of Chemistry at the newly established Lawrence Scientific
School of Harvard University.
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Aug. 4, 1847
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Married
Mary L’Hommedieu Gardiner, daughter of Samuel
Gardiner at Shelter Island, NY.
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Sep. 18, 1848
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Birth of
daughter Mary Leila (Lilian) Horsford.
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Oct. 24, 1850
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Birth of
daughter Mary Katherine (Kate) Horsford.
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July 9, 1852
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Birth of
daughter Gertrude Hubbard Horsford.
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1854
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Became a
partner in the George F. Wilson Company later renamed the Rumford Chemical
Works in Providence, Rhode Island.
Rumford Chemical Works produced Horsford’s
chemical discoveries including baking powder or yeast powder, acid phosphate
and anti-chlorine.
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Aug. 27, 1855
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Birth of
daughter Mary Gardiner Horsford.
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Nov. 1855
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Death of
wife Mary.
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July 22, 1857
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Married
Phoebe Dalton Gardiner, Mary’s sister.
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Sep. 25, 1860
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Birth of
daughter Cornelia Conway Felton Horsford.
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1863
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Resigned
from the Rumford Professorship to pursue interests in food chemistry,
research and manufacturing.
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1873
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Appointed
a member of the United States Scientific Commission for the Vienna
Exposition. ENH, Lilian
and Kate tour Europe.
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1877
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ENH
became president of Wellesley College’s Board of Visitors. He became a well known benefactor of the
College endowing the library and supporting sabbatical leaves for professors.
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1880
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Traveled
to Europe with Lilian
and Cornelia and made an extended stay in Norway.
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1880-1881
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Traveled
by private railroad car to California with H.F. Durant, Julian Taylor,
Annie Longfellow, Lilian and Cornelia.
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Jan. 1, 1893
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ENH died
in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
He was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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