Cyrus UNDERWOOD

Born

23 July 1800 , Chautauqua, New York, USA

Died

2 February 1845 , Grayson, Republic of Texas

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Elias UNDERWOOD Perthena SALISBURY

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Born: 23 July 1800 in Chautauqua, New York, USA

Father: Elias UNDERWOOD

Mother: Perthena SALISBURY

Maternal grandparents: Jonathan SALISBURY , Mary "Molly" CHILD

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Cyrus married Fannie AVERILL abt. 1821 . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Fannie AVERILL was born 23 February 1801 in Preston, Connecticut, USA (Poquetanuck). Fannie died 8 March 1863 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Cyrus UNDERWOOD died 2 February 1845 in Grayson, Republic of Texas.
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Fannie AVERILL
Marriage date: abt. 1821
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Children of Cyrus UNDERWOOD and Fannie AVERILL

Richard Elias UNDERWOOD

Born: 22 May 1821, Montgomery, New York, USA
Died: 22 September 1877, Georges Creek, Somervell, Texas, USA

Matilda UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1822, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Edmond I UNDERWOOD

Born: 3 April 1823, Chenango, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1852, , Texas, USA

Electa Ann "Letty" UNDERWOOD

Born: 3 April 1823, Chenango, New York, USA
Died: 29 January 1876, Dallas, Texas, USA

Norman UNDERWOOD

Born: 1 August 1825, , New York, USA
Died: 5 January 1892, Parker, Texas, USA

Charles UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1827, , New York, USA
Died: 2 February 1845,

Fanny N UNDERWOOD

Born: 24 March 1833, , Illinois, USA
Died: 20 May 1904, Gainesville, Cooke, Texas, USA

Louisa C UNDERWOOD

Born: January 1836, , Illinois, USA
Died: 20 December 1925, Dayton, Columbia, Washington, USA

William Frank Skinner UNDERWOOD

Born: abt. 1838, , Missouri, USA
Died: ,

Thomas Levi UNDERWOOD

Born: 19 October 1840, , Missouri, USA
Died: 30 August 1922, Rotan, Fisher, Texas, USA

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Birth — 1800
23 July 1800
Chautauqua, New York, USA

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)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1821 Birth of Child
Richard Elias UNDERWOOD was born 22 May 1821, Montgomery, New York, USA

Cyrus was 20 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Edmond I UNDERWOOD was born 3 April 1823, Chenango, New York, USA

Cyrus was 22 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Electa Ann "Letty" UNDERWOOD was born 3 April 1823, Chenango, New York, USA

Cyrus was 22 years old.

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

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

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1825 Birth of Child
Norman UNDERWOOD was born 1 August 1825, , New York, USA

Cyrus was 25 years old.

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.

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1833 Birth of Child
Fanny N UNDERWOOD was born 24 March 1833, , Illinois, USA

Cyrus was 32 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Louisa C UNDERWOOD was born January 1836, , Illinois, USA

Cyrus was 35 years old.

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.

1840 Birth of Child
Thomas Levi UNDERWOOD was born 19 October 1840, , Missouri, USA

Cyrus was 40 years old.

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)