Perthena SALISBURY

Born

11 June 1778 , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

14 March 1871 , Oxford Township, Illinois, USA

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Jonathan SALISBURY Mary "Molly" CHILD

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Born: 11 June 1778 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: Jonathan SALISBURY

Mother: Mary "Molly" CHILD

Paternal grandparents: John SALISBURY , Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS)

Maternal grandparents: John CHILD , Abigail EDDY

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Perthena married Elias UNDERWOOD abt. 1794 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Elias UNDERWOOD was born 5 March 1773 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Elias died abt. 1820 in North East, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA.

Perthena SALISBURY died 14 March 1871 in Oxford Township, Illinois, USA.
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Perthena SALISBURY married

Elias UNDERWOOD
Marriage date: abt. 1794
Marriage place: , New York, USA

Children of Elias UNDERWOOD and Perthena SALISBURY

Elizabeth (Betsy) UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1795, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Died: ,

Married: Andrew WHITTEN 1826 Place: , New York, USA

Elias UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1798, , New York, USA
Died: 29 August 1847, Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

Married: Mary RICHARDSON 5 September 1842

Norman UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1799, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Cyrus UNDERWOOD

Born: 23 July 1800, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Died: 2 February 1845, Grayson, Republic of Texas

Married: Fannie AVERILL 1821

Almeron UNDERWOOD

Born: 4 August 1802, Chenango, New York, USA
Died: 15 March 1868, Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA

Married: Pamelia COLGROVE 26 January 1831

Lewis C UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1803, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: July 1861, Spring Hill, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

Married: Eliza GILLETT 1829

Electa UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1806, Edmevanston, Ostego, New York, USA
Died: September 1849, , Mexico

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Birth — 1778
11 June 1778
Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Biography
Born in New York, USA on 11 Jan 1778 to Jonathan Salisbury and Anna Mary Childs. Perthena married Elias Underwood and had 9 children. She passed away on 14 Mar 1871 in Oxford, Illinois, USA.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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

1800 Birth of Child
Cyrus UNDERWOOD was born 23 July 1800, Chautauqua, New York, USA

Perthena was 22 years old.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1802 Birth of Child
Almeron UNDERWOOD was born 4 August 1802, Chenango, New York, USA

Perthena was 24 years old.

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 - 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)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 Death of Child
Cyrus UNDERWOOD died 2 February 1845, Grayson, Texas, USA

Perthena was 66 years old.

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1847 Death of Child
Elias UNDERWOOD died 29 August 1847, Homer, Calhoun, Michigan, USA

Perthena was 69 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Death of Child
Electa UNDERWOOD died September 1849, , Mexico

Perthena was 71 years old.

1850 Is this her?
Name: Perthena Underwood
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Mina, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 72
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
Birthplace: Vermont
Birth Year (Estimated): 1778
House Number: 177
Family Number: 182
Line Number: 2
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 485
GS Film number: 17061
Digital Folder Number: 004196773
Image Number: 00610
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Theadore Whiting M 60 Massachusetts
Betsey Whiting F 55 New York
Diana Whiting F 38 New York
Margaret Whiting F 20 New York
Lewis Underwood M 14 New York
Perthena Underwood F 72 Vermont
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

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

1861 Death of Child
Lewis C UNDERWOOD died July 1861, Spring Hill, Whiteside, Illinois, USA

Perthena was 83 years old.

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.

1868 Death of Child
Almeron UNDERWOOD died 15 March 1868, Oxford, Henry, Illinois, USA

Perthena was 89 years old.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Is this her?
Name: Pertham Underwood
Birth Year (Estimated): 1778
Gender: Female
Age (Original): 92y
Race: White
Birthplace: Vermont
Event Place: Viola, Mercer, Illinois, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph R Langhey M 38y Pennsylvania
Mary P Langhey F 37y Michigan
Pertham Underwood F 92y Vermont
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.

Grave

Oxford Cemetery New Windsor Henry County Illinois, USA

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Death — 1871
14 March 1871
Oxford Township, Illinois, USA
She died at the age of 92.

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Oxford Cemetery New Windsor Henry County Illinois, USA

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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