Ezra Abel HUNTINGTON

Born

12 June 1813 , Columbus, New York, USA

Died

14 July 1901 , Auburn, New York, USA

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Charles HUNTINGTON Martha HYDE

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Born: 12 June 1813 in Columbus, New York, USA

Father: Charles HUNTINGTON

Mother: Martha HYDE

Paternal grandparents: Ezra HUNTINGTON , Elizabeth HUNTINGTON

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Ezra Abel married Anna Euphemia VAN VECHTEN 30 July 1839 in Schenectady, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Anna Euphemia VAN VECHTEN was born 15 June 1817 in Schenectady, New York, USA. Anna Euphemia died 6 April 1866 in Auburn, New York, USA.

Ezra Abel married (2) Katherine VAN VECHTEN 16 April 1868 in Albany, New York, USA . Katherine VAN VECHTEN was born 27 December 1825 in Schenectady, New York, USA.

Ezra Abel HUNTINGTON died 14 July 1901 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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Ezra Abel HUNTINGTON married

Anna Euphemia VAN VECHTEN
Marriage date: 30 July 1839
Marriage place: Schenectady, New York, USA

Children of Ezra Abel HUNTINGTON and Anna Euphemia VAN VECHTEN

Charles HUNTINGTON

Born: 28 May 1840, Albany, New York, USA
Died: 28 December 1840, Albany, New York, USA

Anna Mason HUNTINGTON

Born: 22 October 1841, Albany, New York, USA
Died: 14 September 1871, Auburn, New York, USA

Chester HUNTINGTON

Born: 19 October 1843, Albany, New York, USA
Died: ,

Married: Katherine Hazard SMITH 30 June 1873 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Katherine HUNTINGTON

Born: 12 August 1845, Albany, New York, USA
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Samuel Van Vechten HUNTINGTON

Born: 10 November 1852, Albany, New York, USA
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Martha Hyde HUNTINGTON

Born: 9 September 1857, Auburn, New York, USA
Died: ,

Ezra Abel HUNTINGTON married

Katherine VAN VECHTEN
Marriage date: 16 April 1868
Marriage place: Albany, New York, USA

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Birth — 1813
12 June 1813
Columbus, New York, USA

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)

1839 Marriage / Partner
Ezra Abel HUNTINGTON and Anna Euphemia VAN VECHTEN 30 July 1839, Schenectady, New York, USA

He was 26 years old.

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.

1840 Birth of Child
Charles HUNTINGTON was born 28 May 1840, Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)

Ezra Abel was 26 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1841 Birth of Child
Anna Mason HUNTINGTON was born 22 October 1841, Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)

Ezra Abel was 28 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Chester HUNTINGTON was born 19 October 1843, Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)

Ezra Abel was 30 years old.

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

1845 Birth of Child
Katherine HUNTINGTON was born 12 August 1845, Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)

Ezra Abel was 32 years old.

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

1852 Birth of Child
Samuel Van Vechten HUNTINGTON was born 10 November 1852, Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)

Ezra Abel was 39 years old.

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.

1857 Birth of Child
Martha Hyde HUNTINGTON was born 9 September 1857, Auburn, New York, USA

Ezra Abel was 44 years old.

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)

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Anna Euphemia VAN VECHTEN died 6 April 1866, Auburn, New York, USA

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

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

1868 Marriage / Partner
Ezra Abel HUNTINGTON and Katherine VAN VECHTEN 16 April 1868, Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange)

He was 54 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 Death of Child
Anna Mason HUNTINGTON died 14 September 1871, Auburn, New York, USA

Ezra Abel was 58 years old.

1873 Marriage of Child
Chester HUNTINGTON married 30 June 1873, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) to Katherine Hazard SMITH

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