Margaret A WAITE

Born

12 December 1826 , Halfmoon, New York, USA

Died

27 January 1882 ,

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Father

George WAITE

Mother

Betsey SALISBURY

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Preserved SALISBURY Mary POWELL

m. Thomas McClinock (1820-1850)
m. William Anderson (1805-1882)

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Birth — 1826
12 December 1826
Halfmoon, New York, USA

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

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

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

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

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1870 - Fugit, Decatur, Indiana

Name: Margarett A Anderson
Age in 1870: 44
Birth Year: abt 1826
BirthPlace: New York
Dwelling Number: 94
Home in 1870: Fugit, Decatur, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Occupation: Keeping House
Inferred Father: Wm Anderson
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Anderson 65
Margarett A Anderson 44

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

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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)

1880 - Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana

Name: M. A. Anderson
Age: 51
Birth Date: Abt 1829
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1880: Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA
Street: Broadway
Dwelling Number: 592
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: William Anderson
Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Occupation: Keeping House
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Household Members:
Name Age
William Anderson 75
M. A. Anderson 51
M. Henika 20

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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