William MCKINSTRY

Born

abt. 1822 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Died

1 December 1872 , Ware, Massachusetts, USA

Parents & Family of William MCKINSTRY

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Born: abt. 1822 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Parents of William MCKINSTRY

Father

William MCKINSTRY

Mother

Matilda MARCY

Grandparents of William MCKINSTRY

Paternal grandparents

William MCKINSTRY Esther ROBBINS

Maternal grandparents

Elijah MARCY Mary HOBBS

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

William married Mary Ann KITCHING 22 April 1846 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Mary Ann KITCHING was born abt. 1825 in Massachusetts, USA. Mary Ann died 15 December 1920 in Ware, Massachusetts, USA. Mary Ann was the child of Hugh KITCHING and Abigail PLATT.

William MCKINSTRY died 1 December 1872 in Ware, Massachusetts, USA.
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WORK & OCCUPATION

Occupation

Recorded occupation: Tailor

Spouses, Marriages & Children of William MCKINSTRY

William MCKINSTRY married

Mary Ann KITCHING
Marriage date: 22 April 1846
Marriage place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Ann KITCHING was the child of Hugh KITCHING and Abigail PLATT

Children of William MCKINSTRY and Mary Ann KITCHING

Cassius MCKINSTRY

Born: abt. 1847, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 November 1909, Northampton, Massachusetts, USA

Charlotte MCKINSTRY

Born: abt. 1850, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Clara W MCKINSTRY

Born: 28 October 1858, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 11 June 1866, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

Cora B MCKINSTRY

Born: abt. 1862, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1908, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

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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
William MCKINSTRY and Mary Ann KITCHING 22 April 1846, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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
Clara W MCKINSTRY was born 28 October 1858, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

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.

1866 Death of Child
Clara W MCKINSTRY died 11 June 1866, Ware, Massachusetts, USA

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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death

Name: Wm. Mckinstry
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Aspen Grove
Death Date: 01 Dec 1872
Death Place: Ware, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 50
Birth Date: 1822
Birth Place: Southbridge
Occupation: Tailor
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Wm. Mckinstry
Father's BirthPlace:
Mother's Name: Matilda Mckinstry
Mother's BirthPlace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01229-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 1870254
Reference ID: v 4 p 48

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch.org

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