Joseph ST. JOHN

Born

19 November 1825 , Canada

Died

28 November 1904 , Corinth, New York, USA

Age: 79

Joseph married Margaret LAPIER abt. 1852 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret LAPIER was born 18 February 1838 in Canada. Margaret died 5 August 1916 in Hadley, New York, USA.

Parents & Family of Joseph ST. JOHN

Parents of Joseph ST. JOHN

Father

John ST JOHN

Mother

Margaret UNKNOWN

Grandparents of Joseph ST. JOHN

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Joseph was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1854.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joseph ST. JOHN

Joseph ST. JOHN married

Margaret LAPIER
Marriage date: abt. 1852
Marriage place:

Children of Joseph ST. JOHN and Margaret LAPIER

Oliver ST. JOHN

Born: 1 March 1854, Lake Luzerne, New York, USA
Died: 13 March 1923, Lake Luzerne, New York, USA

Married: Albina Sarah CARLTON

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Birth — 1825
19 November 1825
Canada

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

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)

1854 Birth of Child
Oliver ST. JOHN was born 1 March 1854, Lake Luzerne, New York, USA (Luzerne)

Joseph was 28 years old.

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

Name: Joseph St John
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1827-1828
BirthPlace: Canada
Page Number: 25
Household ID: 251
Line Number: 37
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film Number: 000552587
Digital Folder Number: 004277081
Image Number: 00196

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph St John M 42 Canada
Margaret St John F 32 Canada
Oliver St John M 15 New York
Mary St John F 0 New York

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1875

Name: Joseph St John
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Corinth, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1839
Family Number: 143
PAge: 14
Line Number: 19
GS Film Number: 559005
Digital Folder Number: 004327093
Image Number: 00157

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph St John M 36
Maggie St John Wife F 30
Oliver St John Son M 20
Maggie St John Daughter F 5

Source / record details
1875 New York State Census
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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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

Funeral

Funeral of Joseph St. John

The funeral of Joseph St. John, aged 79 years a resident near Efnor Lake, who died early on Monday morning of consumption. He is survived by a wife, one son Oliver St. John of Luzerne and one daughter, Mrs. Russell Shippey of Conklingville. The funeral was held from the Baptist Church at Conklingville at 2 o'clock, the Rev. C. H. Wyman officiating. Interment of the remains were made in Lynwood Cemetery.

Saratogian
1 Dec 1904