Oliver Cromwell WILBUR

Born

23 July 1836 , Rhode Island, USA

Died

24 September 1875 , Rhode Island, USA

Oliver Cromwell married Mary PARDEE abt. 1859 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary PARDEE was born abt. 1840 in Georgia, USA.

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son of Oliver Cromwell Wilbur and Lucy Ann Greene

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Oliver Cromwell WILBUR

Oliver Cromwell WILBUR married

Mary PARDEE
Marriage date: abt. 1859
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Children of Oliver Cromwell WILBUR and Mary PARDEE

George Andrew WILBUR

Born: 5 March 1859, Sparta, Georgia, USA
Died: 22 March 1939, Augusta, Georgia, USA

Married: Medora "Dora" E SPOONER 7 September 1880 Place: Providence, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1836
23 July 1836
Rhode Island, 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

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

1859 Birth of Child
George Andrew WILBUR was born 5 March 1859, Sparta, Georgia, USA

Oliver Cromwell was 22 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.

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 - Coventry, Rhode Island

Name: Oliver C Wilbur
Age in 1870: 33
Birth Year: abt 1837
BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Dwelling Number: 55
Home in 1870: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Occupation: Mechant
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Inferred Spouse: Mary Wilbur
Inferred Children: George A Wilbur
Willie Wilbur
Household Members:
Name Age
Oliver C Wilbur 33
Mary Wilbur 31
George A Wilbur 11
Willie Wilbur 9
George G Wilbur 47
Louisa M Wilbur 33

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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