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flag male ancestor  Theodore  TOMPKINS

Born
August 1844 ,  New York, USA
Died
4 April 1903 ,  Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Theodore  married  Catherine Marie WINNEY abt. 1867 in New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine Marie WINNEY  was born March 1846 in Saratoga County, New York, USA.  Catherine Marie died 10 August 1936 in Stanfordville, New York, USA.  Catherine Marie was the child of Kiliaan D (William) (Killion) WINNEY and Sally Cloy MOSHER .
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Theodore  married  Catherine Marie WINNEY abt. 1867 in New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Catherine Marie WINNEY  was born March 1846 in Saratoga County, New York, USA.  Catherine Marie died 10 August 1936 in Stanfordville, New York, USA.  Catherine Marie was the child of Kiliaan D (William) (Killion) WINNEY and Sally Cloy MOSHER.




son of Stephen Tomplkins and Catharine Acker
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Theodore TOMPKINS married flag female ancestor Catherine Marie WINNEY
Marriage date: abt. 1867
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Catherine Marie WINNEY was the child of Kiliaan D (William) (Killion) WINNEY and Sally Cloy MOSHER

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BirthBirth — 1844
August 1844
New York, USA
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
1870 Birth of Child
Ella D TOMPKINS was born 15 June 1870, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Theodore was 25 years old.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1874 Birth of Child
Edwin S TOMPKINS was born 26 January 1874, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Theodore was 29 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
1876 Birth of Child
Mary Grace TOMPKINS was born 10 October 1876, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Theodore was 32 years old.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
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Stanford Cemetery Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York, USA

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DeathDeath — 1903
4 April 1903
Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York, USA
He died at the age of 58.
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Stanford Cemetery Stanfordville, Dutchess County, New York, USA
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