Elisha Fairbanks PERRY

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20 March 1836 , Thompson, Connecticut, USA

Died

9 July 1911 , Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 20 March 1836 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA

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Elisha Fairbanks married Mary Jane RANDALL 20 March 1861 in Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Jane RANDALL was born 8 March 1840 in Grafton, Massachusetts, USA . Mary Jane died abt. 1923 in Putnam, Connecticut, USA .

Elisha Fairbanks PERRY died 9 July 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

son of George Perry and Eliza W Buck

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Elisha Fairbanks PERRY married

Mary Jane RANDALL
Marriage date: 20 March 1861
Marriage place: , Connecticut, USA

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Name: Elisha F. Perry

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Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 20 Mar 1861

Event Place: , , Connecticut, United States

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Spouse's Name: Mary J. Rundall

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Reference ID: 175

GS Film Number: 000003268

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Digital Folder Number: 007593321

Image Number: 03899

"Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997", database, FamilySearch.org : 17 March 2018), Elisha F. Perry and Mary J. Rundall, 1861.

Children of Elisha Fairbanks PERRY and Mary Jane RANDALL

Bertha May PERRY

Born: 23 February 1867, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 15 April 1936, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN 10 October 1892 Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1836
20 March 1836
Thompson, Connecticut, USA

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 - Killingly, Connecticut

Name: Elisha J Perry
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Killingly, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Race: White
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Household ID: 425
House Number: 380
Line Number: 8
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 51
GS Film Number: 442883
Digital Folder Number: 004181041
Image Number: 00508

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
George Perry M 40 Connecticut
Eliza W Perry F 39 Connecticut
Elisha J Perry M 14 Connecticut
Mary E Perry F 12 Connecticut
Darius C Perry F 10 Connecticut
Matha Ann Perry F 8 Connecticut
Frances M Perry F 5 Connecticut
James Kilger M 50 Ireland

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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

1860 - Putnam, Connecticut

Name: Elisha F Perry
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Putnam, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Race: White
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
BirthPlace: Conn
PAge: 15
Household ID: 1172
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 93
GS Film Number: 803093
Digital Folder Number: 005165664
Image Number: 00020

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Geo Perry M 50 Conn
Elsie W Perry F 48 Conn
Elisha F Perry M 24 Conn
Eliza M Perry F 18 Conn
James Perry M 9 Conn
John K Perry M 5 Conn

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1861 Marriage / Partner
Elisha Fairbanks PERRY and Mary Jane RANDALL 20 March 1861, , Connecticut, USA

He was 25 years old.

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.

1867 Birth of Child
Bertha May PERRY was born 23 February 1867, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Elisha Fairbanks was 30 years old.

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 - Worcester, Massachusetts

Name: Elisha F Perry
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: Massachusetts, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836-1837
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Page Number: 19
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Elisha F Perry Male 33 Connecticut
Mary J Perry Female 30 Massachusetts
Flora Perry Female 7 Connecticut
Nellie F Perry Female 5 Connecticut
Bertha M Perry Female 3 Massachusetts

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

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)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1892 Marriage of Child
Bertha May PERRY married 10 October 1892, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA to Carl "Charles" Wilhelm BERGMANN

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 - Putnam, Connecticut

Name: Elisha F Perry
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Putnam city Ward 1-2, Windham, Connecticut, United States
District: 522
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married: 39
Birth Date: Mar 1836
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1861
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Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut
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Sheet Number and Letter: 23B
Household ID: 533
Line Number: 76
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240151
Digital Folder Number: 004118745
Image Number: 00760

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Elisha F Perry Head M 64 Connecticut
Mary J Perry Wife F 60 Massachusetts
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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - 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.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Putnam, Connecticut

Name: Elisha Fairbanks Perry
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Putnam Ward 2, Windham, Connecticut, United States
District: ED 582
Gender: Male
Age: 74
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1836
BirthPlace: Connecticut
Immigration Year:
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 14
Sheet Number and Letter: 14B
Household ID: 348
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T624
Affiliate Film Number: 144
GS Film Number: 1374157
Digital Folder Number: 004970326
Image Number: 00259

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Elisha Fairbanks Perry Head M 74 Connecticut
Mary J Perry Wife F 70 Massachusetts

Source / record details
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

Death

Name: Elisha F Perry
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 09 Jul 1911
Event Place: Worcester,,Massachusetts
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Gender: Male
Age: 75
Marital Status: Married
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Birth Date: 20 Mar 1836
BirthPlace: Thompson, Connecticut
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Father's Name: George
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Mother's Name: Eliza W Buck
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Reference ID: 290
GS Film Number: 2396248
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Digital Folder Number: 4283285
Image Number: 00304

'Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:N4D5-346 : 11 March 2018), Elisha F Perry, 09 Jul 1911; citing Worcester,,Massachusetts, 290, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,396,248.

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