Charles Augustus Wilkins CROSBY

Born

20 November 1831 , Jonesport, Maine, USA

Died

22 April 1894 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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John CROSBY Elizabeth WILKINS

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Born: 20 November 1831 in Jonesport, Maine, USA

Father: John CROSBY

Mother: Elizabeth WILKINS

Paternal grandparents: John CROSBY , Priscilla BLANCHARD

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Charles Augustus Wilkins married Sarah Elizabeth DAY 31 October 1860 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sarah Elizabeth DAY was born 16 December 1835 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*. Sarah Elizabeth died 27 December 1873 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA . Sarah Elizabeth was the child of Moses Henry DAY and Sarah Grosvenor SESSIONS.

Charles Augustus Wilkins CROSBY died 22 April 1894 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Charles Augustus Wilkins CROSBY married

Sarah Elizabeth DAY
Marriage date: 31 October 1860
Marriage place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Sarah Elizabeth DAY was the child of Moses Henry DAY and Sarah Grosvenor SESSIONS

Children of Charles Augustus Wilkins CROSBY and Sarah Elizabeth DAY

Mary Elizabeth CROSBY

Born: 31 March 1863, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Died: 15 September 1946, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Frances Grosvenor CROSBY

Born: 21 March 1867, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Died: 29 January 1941, Nutley, Essex, New Jersey, USA

Married: Sumner Wheeler WHITE 1 December 1894 Place: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

John Day CROSBY

Born: 9 December 1868, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 November 1913, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1831
20 November 1831
Jonesport, Maine, 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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Marriage / Partner
Charles Augustus Wilkins CROSBY and Sarah Elizabeth DAY 31 October 1860, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

He was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Mary Elizabeth CROSBY was born 31 March 1863, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Charles Augustus Wilkins was 31 years old.

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.

1867 Birth of Child
Frances Grosvenor CROSBY was born 21 March 1867, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Charles Augustus Wilkins was 35 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
John Day CROSBY was born 9 December 1868, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

Charles Augustus Wilkins was 37 years old.

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.

1873 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Elizabeth DAY died 27 December 1873, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)

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)

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