William B MORRISON

Born

25 March 1835 , New York, USA

Died

abt. 1900 , Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA

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Born: 25 March 1835 in New York, USA

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William B was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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William B married Kate Louise HAYWARD . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Kate Louise HAYWARD was born 2 September 1834 in Hamden, Delaware, New York, USA. Kate Louise died 30 April 1910 in Delhi, New York, USA.

William B MORRISON died abt. 1900 in Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA.
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William B MORRISON married

Kate Louise HAYWARD
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Fannie Louise MORRISON

Born: 18 April 1869, New Lisbon, Juneau, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 11 July 1921, Vermillion, Clay, South Dakota, USA

Married: Elon Clark BARTON 11 October 1893

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Birth — 1835
25 March 1835
New York, 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.