Hurlehigh SKINNER

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abt. 1803 , Connecticut, USA

Died

9 February 1887 , Ansonia, Connecticut, USA

Hurlehigh married Caroline ROOT .
Caroline ROOT was born 30 January 1814

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1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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 Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut

Name: Harlchigh Skinner
Event Place: Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut
Page Number: 190
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 25
GS Film Number: 0003020
Digital Folder Number: 004411330
Image Number: 00386

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1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 Derby, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: Hurley Skinner
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
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BirthPlace: Connecticut
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805
House Number: 116
Family Number: 119
Line Number: 15
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 46
GS Film Number: 3074
Digital Folder Number: 004181028
Image Number: 00022
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Hurley Skinner M 45 Connecticut
Caroline Skinner F 36 Connecticut
Sophronia A Skinner F 14 Connecticut
Julia A Skinner F 9 Connecticut

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1860 Derby, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: Hurlhigh Skinner
Event Type:
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Minor Civil Division: Derby
Age (Expanded): 56 years
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Gender:
PAge: 66
Household ID:
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 803084
Digital Folder Number: 4211343
Image Number: 00673

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - 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 Derby, New Haven, Connecticut

Name: Henleigh Skinner
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 76
Marital Status: Married
Occupation:
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
Birth Date: 1804
Spouse's Name: Caroline Skinner
Spouse's BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
Father's Name:
Father's BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
Mother's Name:
Mother's BirthPlace: Connecticut, United States
PAge: 178
Page Letter: C
Entry Number: 50
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0104
GS Film Number: 1254104
Digital Folder Number: 004240016
Image Number: 00707
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Henleigh Skinner M 76 Connecticut, United States
Wife Caroline Skinner F 66 Connecticut, United States
Daughter Ann Skinner F 44 Connecticut, United States

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

Death

Name: Hurlehigh Skinner
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 09 Feb 1887
Death Place: Ansonia, Connecticut
Age: 84
Birth Date: 1803
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03421-8
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3201
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'Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' index, FamilySearch.org

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