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flag female ancestor  Almena  RANDALL

Born
11 March 1817 ,  Malta, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died
6 January 1879 ,  Manistee, Michigan, USA
Almena  married  Alpheus John NIMS abt. 1836 in New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Alpheus John NIMS  was born 22 February 1816 in Buckland, Massachusetts, USA.  Alpheus John died 22 May 1894 in Seattle, Washington, USA. 
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Parents & Family of Almena RANDALL

Parents of Almena RANDALL

Father
Reuben RANDALL
Mother
Deborah MOSHER

Grandparents of Almena RANDALL

Paternal grandparents
Nathan RANDALL Eleanor COTTRELL
Maternal grandparents
David MOSHER Mary MOSHER


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Almena  married  Alpheus John NIMS abt. 1836 in New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Alpheus John NIMS  was born 22 February 1816 in Buckland, Massachusetts, USA.  Alpheus John died 22 May 1894 in Seattle, Washington, USA. 
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Almena RANDALL

Almena RANDALL married flag male ancestor Alpheus John NIMS
Marriage date: abt. 1836
Marriage place: , New York, USA

Children of Alpheus John NIMS and Almena RANDALL

flag male ancestor 
Julius C NIMS
Born: 2 April 1849, Portage, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 30 July 1922, Manistee, Manistee, Michigan, USA

Married: Mary A FREDERICK 25 June 1882


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BirthBirth — 1817
11 March 1817
Malta, Saratoga, New York, USA
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
1836 Birth of Child
Eliza NIMS was born 9 December 1836, Hadley, New York, USA

Almena was 19 years old.
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
1838 Birth of Child
Martha NIMS was born July 1838, Hadley, New York, USA

Almena was 21 years old.
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
1841 Birth of Child
Seymour James NIMS was born 5 June 1841, Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory)

Almena was 24 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1847 Birth of Child
Mary Ann NIMS was born 16 April 1847, Day, Saratoga, New York, USA

Almena was 30 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1849 Birth of Child
Julius C NIMS was born 2 April 1849, Portage, Wisconsin, USA

Almena was 32 years old.
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
1863 Death of Child
Dewitt NIMS died 4 August 1863, Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, USA

Almena was 46 years old.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
DeathDeath — 1879
6 January 1879
Manistee, Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 61.
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