Gamaliel Degolia HOOVER

Born

23 February 1844 , Jefferson County, New York, USA

Died

25 April 1916 , Theresa, New York, USA

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Father

Adam HOOVER

Mother

Catherine T SALISBURY

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Cornelius SALISBURY Mary (Maria) BERRY

Gamaliel Degolia was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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m. Clarissa Rosette Cook

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Birth — 1844
23 February 1844
Jefferson County, New York, 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 - 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

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.

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

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

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

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

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

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 - Theresa, New York

Name: Gamaliel Hoover
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Theresa, Jefferson, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race: W
Occupation: Cheese Maker
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
BirthPlace: New York, United States
Father's BirthPlace: New York, United States
Mother's BirthPlace: New York, United States
Sheet Letter: D
Sheet Number: 158
Person Number: 1
Volume: 2
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Catherine Hoover Self Female 68 New York, United States
Gamaliel Hoover Son Male 35 New York, United States
Clarisa Hoover Daughter-in-law Female 40 New York, United States
Florence Hoover Granddaughter Female 8 New York, United States
Ada Hoover Granddaughter Female 6 New York, United States
Caty Hoover Granddaughter Female 3 New York, United States
Henry Hoover Grandson Male 0 New York, United States

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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

Grave

Oakwood Cemetery Theresa, Jefferson County, New York, USA

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Death — 1916
25 April 1916
Theresa, New York, USA
He died at the age of 72.

Obituary

Watertown Daily Times
Watertown, NY
Friday, April 28, 1916

Taps Sounded For Theresa Veteran
Grand Army and Kindred Societies at Grave
G. D. Hoover Laid To Rest

Was Civil War Veteran, Former Town Clerk, Cheese Factory Manager, Real Estate Dealer, Merchant and Produce Dealer During His Successful Career

Theresa, April 28 – Members of the George W Flower Post G.A.R. And of the local camp, S.O.V., as well as Howland Circle, Ladies of the G.A.R., surrounded the casket of the late Gamaliel D Hoover as the ritual of the S.O.V. Was given at the cemetery Thursday afternoon. Col. Fred A Soper, of the local S.O.V. Camp, acted as commander and Fay B Tenney as chaplain. The long roll was sounded by George D Walrath and William Eddy of Antwerp gave the call of taps. The service was largely attended at the house in upper Commercial street. Rev. W.G. Atwell of the Methodist church officiating, who remarked upon the rapidity with which the old soldiers are passing, this being the third

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