Algernon Olin HUNTINGTON

Born

26 October 1837 , Buffalo, New York, USA

Died

19 April 1925 , Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

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Jacob Galusha HUNTINGTON Patience OLIN

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Born: 26 October 1837 in Buffalo, New York, USA

Father: Jacob Galusha HUNTINGTON

Mother: Patience OLIN

Paternal grandparents: Elias HUNTINGTON , Aurelia GALUSHA

Maternal grandparents: John Henry OLIN , Anna BOWEN

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Algernon Olin married Sarah Elizabeth NILES 21 January 1864 in White Creek, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Sarah Elizabeth NILES was born 6 August 1845 in White Creek, New York, USA. Sarah Elizabeth died 4 August 1897 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center).

Algernon Olin HUNTINGTON died 19 April 1925 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA .
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Algernon Olin HUNTINGTON married

Sarah Elizabeth NILES
Marriage date: 21 January 1864
Marriage place: White Creek, New York, USA

Children of Algernon Olin HUNTINGTON and Sarah Elizabeth NILES

Alice Sophia HUNTINGTON

Born: 22 February 1865, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 14 March 1957, Albany, New York, USA

Mary Grace HUNTINGTON

Born: 16 September 1866, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 5 January 1951, Benedict, York, Nebraska, USA

John Grant HUNTINGTON

Born: 1 June 1868, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 24 October 1937, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Sidney Olin HUNTINGTON

Born: 4 March 1871, Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: 15 June 1907, Buffalo, New York, USA

Married: Bessie Augusta HOLMES 12 June 1894

Charley Henry HUNTINGTON

Born: 27 June 1873, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 8 January 1888, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Irena Blanch HUNTINGTON

Born: 3 November 1875, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 4 July 1913, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1837
26 October 1837
Buffalo, New York, USA

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

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)

1864 Marriage / Partner
Algernon Olin HUNTINGTON and Sarah Elizabeth NILES 21 January 1864, White Creek, New York, USA

He was 26 years old.

1865 Birth of Child
Alice Sophia HUNTINGTON was born 22 February 1865, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Algernon Olin was 27 years old.

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.

1866 Birth of Child
Mary Grace HUNTINGTON was born 16 September 1866, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Algernon Olin was 28 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 Grant HUNTINGTON was born 1 June 1868, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Algernon Olin was 30 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.

1871 Birth of Child
Sidney Olin HUNTINGTON was born 4 March 1871, Buffalo, New York, USA

Algernon Olin was 33 years old.

1873 Birth of Child
Charley Henry HUNTINGTON was born 27 June 1873, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Algernon Olin was 35 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Irena Blanch HUNTINGTON was born 3 November 1875, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Algernon Olin was 38 years old.

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

1888 Death of Child
Charley Henry HUNTINGTON died 8 January 1888, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Algernon Olin was 50 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Elizabeth NILES died 4 August 1897, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Death of Child
Sidney Olin HUNTINGTON died 15 June 1907, Buffalo, New York, USA

Algernon Olin was 69 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 Death of Child
Irena Blanch HUNTINGTON died 4 July 1913, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Algernon Olin was 75 years old.

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany