Mary Jane
SALISBURY
Born
20 August 1833
,
Scipio, New York, USA
Died
26 December 1898
,
Osseo, Michigan, USA
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Born: 20 August 1833 in Scipio, New York, USA
Mother:
Harriet SMITH
Paternal grandparents:
Unknown SALISBURY
, Unknown UNKNOWN
Maternal grandparents:
Gideon SMITH
, Martha IVES
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary Jane married James KING 11 September 1861 in Osseo, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA . James KING was born abt. 1824 in England (United Kingdom). James died 13 February 1892 in Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA.
Mary Jane married (2) Charles COOK 3 May 1896 in Jefferson, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA . Charles COOK was born 7 May 1839 in Wheatland, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA. Charles died 7 December 1913 in Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA. Charles was the child of Henry COOK and Sally Ann ADAMS.
Mary Jane SALISBURY died 26 December 1898 in Osseo, Michigan, USA.
There was a physician named George W. Salisbury living in Valparaiso, Indiana around the time that Mary Jane would have been there. Related? There is also an Abby Salisbury there around that same time.
GEORGE W. SALISBURY
Died In this city on Thursday, July 16, 1851, Doct. George W. Salisbury, formerly from Valparaiso, IN.
The deceased had been long afflicted with a disease which was considered incurable by himself and friends. He had but just returned from the Sandwich Islands, where he had been with the hope that a change of climate might at least prolong his stay upon earth.
Doctor Salisbury was a member of the I.O. of O.F. and belonged to "Chegnonk" Lodge No. 56, at Valparaiso, IN. He was buried by the members of that order agreeable to their ceremonies. The deceased has left a wife and three children to mourn his loss. - "Peace to his ashes. [The Oregonian (Portland, OT) Saturday, July 19, 1851; sub. by Jim Dezotell]
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GEORGE W. SALISBURY
Died In this city on Thursday, July 16, 1851, Doct. George W. Salisbury, formerly from Valparaiso, IN.
The deceased had been long afflicted with a disease which was considered incurable by himself and friends. He had but just returned from the Sandwich Islands, where he had been with the hope that a change of climate might at least prolong his stay upon earth.
Doctor Salisbury was a member of the I.O. of O.F. and belonged to "Chegnonk" Lodge No. 56, at Valparaiso, IN. He was buried by the members of that order agreeable to their ceremonies. The deceased has left a wife and three children to mourn his loss. - "Peace to his ashes. [The Oregonian (Portland, OT) Saturday, July 19, 1851; sub. by Jim Dezotell]
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Spouse & Children of Mary Jane SALISBURY
Mary Jane SALISBURY married 
James KING
Marriage date: 11 September 1861
Marriage place: Osseo, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
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James KINGMarriage date: 11 September 1861
Marriage place: Osseo, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
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Mary Jane SALISBURY married 
Charles COOK
Marriage date: 3 May 1896
Marriage place: Jefferson, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
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Charles COOK was the child of Henry COOK and Sally Ann ADAMS
Charles COOKMarriage date: 3 May 1896
Marriage place: Jefferson, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
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Children of Charles COOK and Mary Jane SALISBURY
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Birth — 183320 August 1833
Scipio, New York, USA
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.
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)
1861 Marriage / PartnerMary Jane SALISBURY and James KING 11 September 1861, Osseo, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
She was 28 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, 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
1892 Death of Spouse/PartnerJames KING died 13 February 1892, Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
1896 Marriage / PartnerMary Jane SALISBURY and Charles COOK 3 May 1896, Jefferson, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
She was 62 years old.
Death
COOK, MRS CHAS Jan 6, 1899 Hudson Post
Mrs Chas Cook died Dec 26 at her home N of Osseo. Mary Jane Salisbury was born in Scipio, Cayuga co., NY, Aug 20, 1833. Came to Mich with her parents. Settle first near Adrian & then Hudson. Her mother died soon after coming to Hudson, when Mary was 6. Married Jas King who died Feb 13, 1892. May 3, 1896 she married Chas Cook. He survives as do 2 bros, Albert Salisbury, of Peoria, Ill. & Jas Salisbury, of this city. (Death date was Dec 26, 1898.)
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COOK, MRS CHAS Jan 6, 1899 Hudson Post
Mrs Chas Cook died Dec 26 at her home N of Osseo. Mary Jane Salisbury was born in Scipio, Cayuga co., NY, Aug 20, 1833. Came to Mich with her parents. Settle first near Adrian & then Hudson. Her mother died soon after coming to Hudson, when Mary was 6. Married Jas King who died Feb 13, 1892. May 3, 1896 she married Chas Cook. He survives as do 2 bros, Albert Salisbury, of Peoria, Ill. & Jas Salisbury, of this city. (Death date was Dec 26, 1898.)
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Death
Name: Mary J Cook
[Mary J Salsburg]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: Michigan
Death Date: 26 Dec 1898
Death Place: Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Father: Salsburg
Mother: Smith
File Number: 608
Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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Name: Mary J Cook
[Mary J Salsburg]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Death Age: 64
Birth Date: 1834
Birth Place: Michigan
Death Date: 26 Dec 1898
Death Place: Adams, Hillsdale, Michigan, USA
Father: Salsburg
Mother: Smith
File Number: 608
Ancestry.com. Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1952 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
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Death
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Mary Jane Salisbury
Mary Jane Salisbury was born in Scipio, Cayuga county, New York, August 20, 1833, ande dided at her home in Adams, Mich., Dec. 26, 1898. While in infancy she came with her parents to Adrian, Mich., and later moved to the vicinity of Hudson. At the early age of six years, she was bereft of a mother's tender love and when she was but eleven years old her father was called from earth, and she then went to Valparaiso, Ind., for one year, returning at the end of that time to Michigan in which state she has since resided. At the age of twenty years she began teaching school, which occuptaion she followed for eight years, being then married to James King Sept 11, 1861, with whom she lived for thirty years, her husband dying in February 1892. Two children, a nephew and a niece of Mr. King, were brought up in this home viz. James King, Jr., of Osseo, and Mrs. Eva Berger, of Adams, and although they both have families and have long resided in homes of their own, yet 'aunt ...Read full story
The HIllsdale Standard
Hillsdale, Michigan
January 10, 1899
Mary Jane Salisbury
Mary Jane Salisbury was born in Scipio, Cayuga county, New York, August 20, 1833, ande dided at her home in Adams, Mich., Dec. 26, 1898. While in infancy she came with her parents to Adrian, Mich., and later moved to the vicinity of Hudson. At the early age of six years, she was bereft of a mother's tender love and when she was but eleven years old her father was called from earth, and she then went to Valparaiso, Ind., for one year, returning at the end of that time to Michigan in which state she has since resided. At the age of twenty years she began teaching school, which occuptaion she followed for eight years, being then married to James King Sept 11, 1861, with whom she lived for thirty years, her husband dying in February 1892. Two children, a nephew and a niece of Mr. King, were brought up in this home viz. James King, Jr., of Osseo, and Mrs. Eva Berger, of Adams, and although they both have families and have long resided in homes of their own, yet 'aunt ...Read full story
The HIllsdale Standard
Hillsdale, Michigan
January 10, 1899
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