Lydia DODGE

Born

3 February 1786 , Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

3 March 1845 , Walworth County, Wisconsin Territory

Lydia married Silas SALISBURY 19 February 1807 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Silas SALISBURY was born 26 June 1784 in Scituate, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Silas died abt. 1854 in Walworth, Wisconsin, USA. Silas was the child of Thomas SALISBURY and Sarah NEWSAM? .

Parents & Family of Lydia DODGE

Parents of Lydia DODGE

Father

Elisha DODGE

Mother

Silena CHAPMAN

Grandparents of Lydia DODGE

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daughter of Elisha Dodge and Selina

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Lydia DODGE

Lydia DODGE married

Silas SALISBURY
Marriage date: 19 February 1807
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Silas SALISBURY was the child of Thomas SALISBURY and Sarah NEWSAM?

Children of Silas SALISBURY and Lydia DODGE

Amanda SALISBURY

Born: 6 November 1807, , New York, USA
Died: 14 January 1867,

Ansel SALISBURY

Born: 15 May 1809, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: 24 November 1884, Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA

Oliver SALISBURY

Born: 25 May 1811, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: 25 November 1866, Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Emily CRAVATH 27 April 1841

Nelson SALISBURY

Born: 31 December 1812, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: 14 September 1880, Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA

Rhoda SALISBURY

Born: 23 February 1815, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: 14 January 1867, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Elisha SALISBURY

Born: 10 October 1816, , New York, USA
Died: 29 November 1889, Pleasant Grove, Sutter, California, USA

George SALISBURY

Born: 10 April 1819, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: 7 April 1889, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA

Mary Jane SALISBURY

Born: 7 April 1821, , New York, USA
Died: 18 April 1880, Walworth County, Wisconsin, USA

Christopher SALISBURY

Born: 23 December 1822, , New York, USA
Died: , , Minnesota, USA

Silas SALISBURY

Born: 2 March 1825, , New York, USA
Died: 3 March 1827, , New York, USA

Samuel Alton SALISBURY

Born: 25 May 1829, , New York, USA
Died: 6 December 1886, Gilroy, Santa Clara County, California, USA

Lydia Ann SALISBURY

Born: 28 January 1830, , New York, USA
Died: 30 January 1905, Walworth, Wisconsin, USA

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Birth — 1786
3 February 1786
Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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)

1807 Marriage / Partner
Lydia DODGE and Silas SALISBURY 19 February 1807, , New York, USA

She was 21 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Amanda SALISBURY was born 6 November 1807, , New York, USA

Lydia was 21 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1809 Birth of Child
Ansel SALISBURY was born 15 May 1809, Cortland, New York, USA

Lydia was 23 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Oliver SALISBURY was born 25 May 1811, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Lydia was 25 years old.

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.

1812 Birth of Child
Nelson SALISBURY was born 31 December 1812, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Lydia was 26 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Rhoda SALISBURY was born 23 February 1815, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Lydia was 29 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Elisha SALISBURY was born 10 October 1816, , New York, USA

Lydia was 30 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1819 Birth of Child
George SALISBURY was born 10 April 1819, Marathon, Cortland, New York, USA

Lydia was 33 years old.

1821 Birth of Child
Mary Jane SALISBURY was born 7 April 1821, , New York, USA

Lydia was 35 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Christopher SALISBURY was born 23 December 1822, , New York, USA

Lydia was 36 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Silas SALISBURY was born 2 March 1825, , New York, USA

Lydia was 39 years old.

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.

1827 Death of Child
Silas SALISBURY died 3 March 1827, , New York, USA

Lydia was 41 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1829 Birth of Child
Samuel Alton SALISBURY was born 25 May 1829, , New York, USA

Lydia was 43 years old.

1830 Birth of Child
Lydia Ann SALISBURY was born 28 January 1830, , New York, USA

Lydia was 44 years old.

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)

Death — 1845
3 March 1845
Walworth County, Wisconsin Territory
She died at the age of 59.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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