Rosella MILLER

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10 September 1819 , New York, USA

Died

abt. 1898 , New York, USA

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Born: 10 September 1819 in New York, USA

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Rosella married John CANNON abt. 1841 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John CANNON was born abt. 1818 in New York, USA. John died September 1869 in Scipio, New York, USA.

Rosella MILLER died abt. 1898 in New York, USA.
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John CANNON
Marriage date: abt. 1841
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Mary Etta MILLER? (CANNON)

Born: June 1846, , New York, USA
Died: abt. 1914, Auburn, New York, USA

Married: Charles Alexander RACE 1877

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Birth — 1819
10 September 1819
New York, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

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

1826 - 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.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

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

1846 Birth of Child
Mary Etta MILLER? (CANNON) was born June 1846, , New York, USA

Rosella was 26 years old.

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 - Venice, New York
Name: Ruzilla Cannon
Birth Year: abt 1820
Age: 35
Relation to Head: Wife
Residence: Venice, Cayuga, New York, USA
Household number: 241
Line Number: 5
Sheet Number: 27
Household Members:
Name Age
John Cannon 37
Ruzilla Cannon 35
Elizabeth C Cannon 14
William T Cannon 12
Marietta Cannon 10
Ellen Sullivan 18
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 - Scipio, New York
Name: Rosilla Cannon
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Wife
Birth Year: abt 1819
Age: 46
Residence: Scipio, Cayuga, New York, USA
Line Number: 12
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
John Cannon 47
Rosilla Cannon 46
William Cannon 21
Maryette Cannon 20
Ella Cannon 9
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1865 - Scipio, New York
Name: Rosilla Cannon
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Wife
Birth Year: abt 1819
Age: 46
Residence: Scipio, Cayuga, New York, USA
Line Number: 12
Page Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
John Cannon 47
Rosilla Cannon 46
William Cannon 21
Maryette Cannon 20
Ella Cannon 9

1865 New York State Census
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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

1869 Death of Spouse/Partner
John CANNON died September 1869, Scipio, New York, USA

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 - Auburn, New York
Name: Rosilla Cannon
Age: 61
Birth Date: Abt 1819
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1880: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA
Street: Grover Street
House Number: 14 1/ 2
Dwelling Number: 227
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law
Marital status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Occupation: At Home
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Household Members:
Name Age
Charles A. Race 33
Mary E. Race 34
Earle C. Race 2
Rosilla Cannon 61

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