Clarissa (Clara) MANCHESTER

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abt. 1859 , Wisconsin, USA

Died

23 March 1891 , Racine, Wisconsin, USA

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James T MANCHESTER Lucy Ann THORNTON

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Born: abt. 1859 in Wisconsin, USA

Father: James T MANCHESTER

Mother: Lucy Ann THORNTON

Paternal grandparents: Elias MANCHESTER , Cyrene TOBIAS

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Clarissa (Clara) married Robert PETERSON 24 April 1880 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA . Robert PETERSON was born abt. 1859 in Denmark.

Clarissa (Clara) MANCHESTER died 23 March 1891 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA.
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Clarissa (Clara) MANCHESTER married

Robert PETERSON
Marriage date: 24 April 1880
Marriage place: Racine, Wisconsin, USA
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Name: Robert Peterson

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Birthplace: Denmark

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Spouse's Name: Clara Manchester

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Event Date: 24 Apr 1880

Event Place: Racine, Wisconsin

Father's Name: Hans Peterson

Mother's Name: Maren Peterson

Spouse's Father's Name: James Manchester

Spouse's Mother's Name: Lucy Ann Manchester

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00328-4

System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy

GS Film number: 1275505

Reference ID: p 471 cn 109

"Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," index, FamilySearch.org : accessed 29 Mar 2013), Lucy Ann Manchester in entry for Robert Peterson and Clara Manchester, 24 Apr 1880.

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1860
Name: James T Manchester
Residence: , Racine, Wisconsin
Ward: Caledonia
Age: 44 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1816
Birthplace: New York
Gender: Male
Page: 44
Family Number: 336
Film Number: 805427
DGS Number: 4300453
Image Number: 00310
NARA Number: M653

Name: Lucy A Manchester
Residence: , Racine, Wisconsin
Ward: Caledonia
Age: 44 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1816
Birthplace: New York
Gender: Female
Page: 44
Family Number: 336
Film Number: 805427
DGS Number: 4300453
Image Number: 00310
NARA Number: M653

Name: Theodore D Manchester
Residence: , Racine, Wisconsin
Ward: Caledonia
Age: 18 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1842
Birthplace: New York
Gender: Male
Page: 44
Family Number: 336
Film Number: 805427
DGS Number: 4300453
Image Number: 00310
NARA Number: M653

Name: Anastin Manchester
Residence: , Racine, Wisconsin
Ward: Caledonia
Age: 17 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1843
Birthplace: New...Read full story

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)

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 Yorkville, Racine, Wisconsin
Name: Clara Manchester
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Gender: Female
Age (Original): 12y
Race: White
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Event Place: Wisconsin, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
J G Manchester M 54y New York
Harriet Manchester F 42y New York
Clara Manchester F 12y Wisconsin
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'United States Census, 1870,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ MNSQ-Q7Q : accessed 29 Mar 2013), Clara Manchester in household of J G Manchester, Wisconsin, United States; citing p. 22, family 174, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 0553232.
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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 Marriage / Partner
Clarissa (Clara) MANCHESTER and Robert PETERSON 24 April 1880, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

1880 Racine, Racine, Wisconsin
Name: Clarisa Peterson
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 22
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Keeping House
Race (Original):
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Wisconsin, United States
Birth Date: 1858
Spouse's Name: Robert Peterson
Spouse's Birthplace: Denmark
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace: Wisconsin, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Page: 480
Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 4642
Affiliate Film Number: T9-1443
GS Film number: 1255443
Digital Folder Number: 004244771
Image Number: 00571
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Robert Peterson M 22 Denmark
Wife Clarisa Peterson F 22 Wisconsin, United States
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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

Death
Name: Clara Peterson
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 23 Mar 1891
Death Place: Racine, Racine Co., Wis.
Age: 32
Birth Date: 1859
Birthplace:
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Robert Peterson
Father's Name: James Manchester
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Mrs Manchester
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B59797-4
System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy
GS Film number: 1311651
Reference ID: 01564 p310 #391

'Wisconsin, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1968,' index, FamilySearch.org
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin means 'river running through a red place' (the red place referring to the red sandstone bluffs of the Wisconsin Dells); they also say the name 'is the English spelling of a French version of a Miami Indian name' for the Wisconsin river (which runs 430 miles through the center of Wisconsin). (statesymbolsusa.org)

May 29, 1848 - Wisconsin becomes 25th U.S. state. The state is smaller than the territory and the leftover area continued to be called the Territory of Wisconsin until March 3, 1849. (www.50states.com)

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