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flag female ancestor  Lena Laura Ann "Lanay"  BOWMAN

Born
April 1813 ,  Oneida County, New York, USA
Died
21 December 1894 ,  Mexico, New York, USA
Lena Laura Ann "Lanay"  married  Minzo W SALISBURY abt. 1834 .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Minzo W SALISBURY  was born 28 December 1806 in Otsego, New York, USA .  Minzo W died 21 August 1877 in Mexico, New York, USA.  Minzo W was the child of Cornelius SALISBURY and Mary (Maria) BERRY .
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Lena Laura Ann "Lanay"  married  Minzo W SALISBURY abt. 1834 .  The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Minzo W SALISBURY  was born 28 December 1806 in Otsego, New York, USA .  Minzo W died 21 August 1877 in Mexico, New York, USA.  Minzo W was the child of Cornelius SALISBURY and Mary (Maria) BERRY.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" BOWMAN

Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" BOWMAN married flag male ancestor Minzo W SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1834
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Minzo W SALISBURY was the child of Cornelius SALISBURY and Mary (Maria) BERRY

Children of Minzo W SALISBURY and Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" BOWMAN

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Melinda SALISBURY
Born: May 1836 , Jefferson County, New York, USA
Died: 15 December 1902, Oswego County, New York, USA

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Malvina SALISBURY
Born: abt. 1838, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Died: 9 May 1890, Oswego County, New York, USA

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Anson SALISBURY
Born: 27 May 1842, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Died: 5 May 1928, Oswego County, New York, USA

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Leonard Elmerian SALISBURY
Born: 31 August 1846, Orleans, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Died: 20 August 1926, Oswego County, New York, USA

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John White SALISBURY
Born: abt. 1849, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1877, Oswego County, New York, USA

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Julius E SALISBURY
Born: September 1856, Jefferson County, New York, USA
Died: 30 December 1941, Pinellas County, Florida, USA



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BirthBirth — 1813
April 1813
Oneida County, New York, USA
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
1834 Birth of Child
Mary Catherine SALISBURY was born 27 November 1834, Jefferson County, New York, USA

Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" was 21 years old.
1836 Birth of Child
Melinda SALISBURY was born May 1836 , Jefferson County, New York, USA

Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" was 23 years old.
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
1842 Birth of Child
Anson SALISBURY was born 27 May 1842, Jefferson County, New York, USA

Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" was 29 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1846 Birth of Child
Leonard Elmerian SALISBURY was born 31 August 1846, Orleans, Jefferson County, New York, USA

Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" was 33 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1856 Birth of Child
Julius E SALISBURY was born September 1856, Jefferson County, New York, USA

Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" was 43 years old.
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
1877 Death of Spouse/Partner
Minzo W SALISBURY died 21 August 1877, Mexico, New York, USA
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
1878 Death of Child
Lozana Meloni SALISBURY died November 1878, , New York, USA

Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" was 65 years old.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
1890 Death of Child
Malvina SALISBURY died 9 May 1890, Oswego County, New York, USA

Lena Laura Ann "Lanay" was 77 years old.
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1894
21 December 1894
Mexico, New York, USA
She died at the age of 81.
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