Theodore DENTON

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abt. 1823 , New York, USA

Died

May 1880 , Schaghticoke, New York, USA

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Born: abt. 1823 in New York, USA

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Theodore married Mary DENTON (DONTON) . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Mary DENTON (DONTON) was born abt. 1833 in New York, USA.

Theodore DENTON died May 1880 in Schaghticoke, New York, USA.

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Recorded occupation: harness maker

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John G DENTON

Born: abt. 1860, , New York, USA
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Franklin DENTON

Born: abt. 1861, , New York, USA
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Elizabeth DENTON

Born: abt. 1864, , New York, USA
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Married: Daniel DAVENPORT 1879

Alonzo DENTON

Born: abt. 1868, , New York, USA
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Theodore DENTON

Born: abt. 1872, , New York, 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

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

1860 - Pittstown, New York
Name: Theodore Denton
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1823
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Pittstown, Rensselaer, New York
Post Office: Valley Falls
Dwelling Number: 500
Family Number: 542
Occupation: Harness Maker & Co
Personal Estate Value: 200
Household Members:
Name Age
Theodore Denton 37
Mary E Denton 27
John G Denton 3/ 12
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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

Civil War Draft Registration
Name: Theodore Denton
Birth Year: abt 1823
Place of birth: New York
Age on 1 July 1863: 40
Race: White
Residence: Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York
Congressional District: 15th
Class: 2

Ancestry.com. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
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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)

1865
Name: Theodore Denton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: District 02, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Relationship to Head of Household:
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1821
Page: 22
Household ID: 169
Line Number: 38
GS Film Number: 000549892
Digital Folder Number: 004238321
Image Number: 00709

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Theodore Denton M 44
Mary Denton Wife F 32
Charles F Denton Son M 3
Elizabeth Denton Daughter F 1

'New York, State Census, 1865,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ QVNN-387X : accessed 16 March 2015), Theodore Denton, District 02, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing source p. 22, line 38, household ID 169, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 549,892.
1865 New York State Census
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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 Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York
Name: Theodore Denton
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1823-1824
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 5
Household ID: 35
Line Number: 13
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552582
Digital Folder Number: 004276965
Image Number: 00599

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Theodore Denton M 46 New York
Mary Denton F 39 New York
Franklin Denton M 9 New York
Elisabeth Denton F 6 New York
Alonzo Denton M 2 New York
James Shippey M 22 New York

'United States Census, 1870,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ M8K9-Q33 : accessed 16 March 2015), Theodore Denton, New York, United States; citing p. 5, family 35, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL...Read full story

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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875
Name: Theodore Denton
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1824
Family Number: 109
Page: 12
Line Number: 32
GS Film number: 549898
Digital Folder Number: 004327091
Image Number: 00564

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Theodore Denton M 51
Mary Denton Wife F 37
Charles F Denton Son M 13
Mary E Denton Daughter F 11
James A Denton Son M 7
Theodore Denton Son M 2
Frederick Elson Laborer M 21

'New York, State Census, 1875,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VNVD-9QX : accessed 16 March 2015), Theodore Denton, Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing p. 12, line 32, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 549,898.
1875 New York State Census
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

Death
Name: Theodore Denton
Age: 55
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Year: abt 1825
Place of birth: New York
Month of Death: May
Cause of Death: Consumption
Place of Death: Schaghticoke, Rensselaer, New York
Enumeration District: 154
Census Year: 1880

Ancestry.com. New York, U.S. Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010.
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