Delilah POSTON

Born

11 September 1805 , Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

Died

10 May 1850 , Sedalia, Madison, Ohio, USA

Delilah married Samuel CHESHIRE 3 December 1824 in Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel CHESHIRE was born abt. 1795 in Capon Springs, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA. Samuel died 18 May 1840 in Sedalia, Madison County, Ohio, USA.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Delilah POSTON

Delilah POSTON married

Samuel CHESHIRE
Marriage date: 3 December 1824
Marriage place: Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

Children of Samuel CHESHIRE and Delilah POSTON

Huldah CHESHIRE

Born: 13 January 1837, Midway, Fayette County, Ohio, USA
Died: 25 January 1910, Washington, Warren County, Iowa, USA

Married: Abraham PRICE 11 February 1855

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Birth — 1805
11 September 1805
Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 Marriage / Partner
Delilah POSTON and Samuel CHESHIRE 3 December 1824, Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA

She was 19 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Huldah CHESHIRE was born 13 January 1837, Midway, Fayette County, Ohio, USA

Delilah was 31 years old.

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.

1840 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel CHESHIRE died 18 May 1840, Sedalia, Madison County, Ohio, USA

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

Death — 1850
10 May 1850
Sedalia, Madison, Ohio, USA
She died at the age of 44.

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Although the name 'Kanawha' was considered, 'West Virginia' was ultimately chosen to name the western counties of the state of Virginia which refused to secede from the Union in 1863. (statesymbolsusa.org)

June 20, 1863 - West Virginia becomes 35th U.S. state. It was part of Virginia until statehood.

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