Jonathan DENNEY

Born

28 June 1831 , West Elkton, Preble, Ohio, USA

Died

21 January 1869 , Iowa, USA

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Lazarus DENNEY Mary Osborn BALLARD

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Born: 28 June 1831 in West Elkton, Preble, Ohio, USA

Father: Lazarus DENNEY

Mother: Mary Osborn BALLARD

Paternal grandparents: William Henry DENNEY , Rebecca Bell HOOPER

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Jonathan married Martha Jane KERSEY abt. 1862 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha Jane KERSEY was born abt. 1841 in North Carolina, USA.

Jonathan DENNEY died 21 January 1869 in Iowa, USA.
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Martha Jane KERSEY
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William Henry DENNEY

Born: 15 January 1862, Centerville, Iowa, USA
Died: 26 May 1933, Springfield, Colorado, USA

Married: Elizabeth Emeline BRAY 21 December 1885

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Birth — 1831
28 June 1831
West Elkton, Preble, Ohio, 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.