Thomas B ALLISON

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12 April 1834 , Rome, New York, USA

Died

12 November 1916 , Rome, New York, USA

Age: 82

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Thomas B ALLISON Lucy KENYON

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Born: 12 April 1834 in Rome, New York, USA

Father: Thomas B ALLISON

Mother: Lucy KENYON

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Thomas B married Drusillah PERRY abt. 1859 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Drusillah PERRY was born 7 November 1838 in Rome, New York, USA. Drusillah died 25 March 1873 in Rome, New York, USA. Drusillah was the child of Eli Weed PERRY and Eleanor SPRAGUE.

Thomas B ALLISON died 12 November 1916 in Rome, New York, USA.

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Drusillah PERRY
Marriage date: abt. 1859
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Drusillah PERRY was the child of Eli Weed PERRY and Eleanor SPRAGUE

Children of Thomas B ALLISON and Drusillah PERRY

William J ALLISON

Born: 30 September 1860, Rome, New York, USA
Died: 29 June 1935, Linden, New Jersey, USA

Frank Henry ALLISON

Born: 20 February 1866, Rome, New York, USA
Died: September 1948, Waterloo, New York, USA

Married: Cora Belle FOX 25 July 1897

Nicholas A ALLISON

Born: abt. 1873, Rome, New York, USA
Died: 4 October 1919, Venitia, Mobile, Alabama, USA

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Birth — 1834
12 April 1834
Rome, New York, USA

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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 - Rome, New York
Name: Thomas Allison
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 2, Rome, Oneida, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Relationship to Head of Household: Child
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Page: 146
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Thomas Allison Head M 50
Nancy Reader Child F 22
Thomas Allison Child M 21
Ellen Allison Child F 12
Family Number: 639 , Line Number: 34 , GS Film number: 1435053 , Digital Folder Number: 005207168 , Image Number: 00871
1855 New York State Census
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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 Birth of Child
William J ALLISON was born 30 September 1860, Rome, New York, USA

Thomas B was 26 years old.

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.

1866 Birth of Child
Frank Henry ALLISON was born 20 February 1866, Rome, New York, USA

Thomas B was 31 years old.

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 - Rome, New York
Name: Thos B Allison
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 36
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1833-1834
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 71
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Thos B Allison M 36 New York
Drusilla Allison F 21 New York
William Allison M 9 New York
Frank Allison M 4 New York
Household ID: 578 , Line Number: 39 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M593 , GS Film number: 000552558 , Digital Folder Number: 004276914 , Image Number: 00669
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1873 Death of Spouse/Partner
Drusillah PERRY died 25 March 1873, Rome, New York, USA

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 - Rome, New York
Name: Thomas B Allison
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Rome, Oneida, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Ice Dealer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0903
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Thomas B Allison Self M 46 New York, United States
Susie I Allison Wife F 28 New York, United States
Frank H Allison Son M 14 New York, United States
Nichilos A Allison Son M 7 New York, United States
William J Allison Son M 19 New York, United States
District: 117 , Sheet Number and Letter: 138B , GS Film Number: 1254903 , Digital Folder...Read full story

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1900 - Rome, New York
Name: Thos B Allison
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Precinct 2 Rome city Ward 5, Oneida, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 66
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Years Married: 23
Birth Date: Apr 1834
Birthplace: New York
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1877
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Thos B Allison Head M 66 New York
Susan I Allison Wife F 50 New York
Guy Thos Allison Son M 17 New York
Oran Audos Boarder M 25 New York
District: 43 , Sheet Number and Letter: 4B , Household ID: 97 , Line Number: 91 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: T623 , GS Film Number: 1241132 , Digital Folder Number: 004114706 , Image Number: 00490
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1910 - Rome, New York
Name: Thomas Alison
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Rome Ward 3, Oneida, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Boarder
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Birthplace: New York
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Andrew Hurron Head M 52 New York
Rosa Hurron Wife F 49 New York
Elizabeth Hurron Daughter F 23 New York
Edith Hurron Daughter F 16 New York
John Hatcliff Father-in-law M 93 England
Thomas Alison Boarder M 76 New York
Nicholas Alison Boarder M 38 New York
District: 82 , Sheet Number and Letter: 9B , Household ID: 189 , Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) , Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 , GS Film number: 1375064 , Digital Folder Number: 004449906 , Image Number: 00838
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Rome, New York
Name: Thomas Allison
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1915
Event Place: Rome Ward 04, Oneida, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 81
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
Years in United States: 81
House Number: 305
Page: 37
Line Number: 14
1915 New York State Census
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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

Death — 1916
12 November 1916
Rome, New York, USA
He died at the age of 82.

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