Mortimer E SALISBURY

Born

abt. 1831 , New York, USA

Died

20 November 1867 , Kansas City, Missouri, USA

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Warren SALISBURY

Mother

Betsey TONE

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Benanuel S SALISBURY Grace SPAULDING

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m. Margaret "Maggie" Lillian Davidson

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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 - Bronson, Huron, Ohio

Name: Mortimer Salsbury
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Bronson, Huron, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 20
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
BirthPlace: New York
House Number: 2015
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Warren Salsbury Male 50 New York
Betsey Salsbury Female 53 New Jersey
Eleaser Salsbury Male 28 New York
Mortimer Salsbury Male 20 New York
Margret Salsbury Female 18 New York
Emma Salsbury Female 16 New York
Viana Salsbury Female 14 New York
Eliza Salsbury Female 25 Ohio
John Ming Male 17 Ohio
Benanuel Salsbury Male 91 Rhode Island

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - Kansas City, Missouri

Name: Mart A Salisburry
Age: 28
Birth Year: abt 1832
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri
Post Office: Kansas City
Dwelling Number: 827
Family Number: 878
Occupation: Merchant
Real Estate Value: 2500
Personal Estate Value: 1000
Household Members:
Name Age
Mart A Salisburry 28
Margerit Salisburry 18
Robert W Salisburry 5/ 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

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.