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flag female ancestor  Amelia Millay  JAMES

Born
September 19 1797 ,  Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
20 September 1861 ,  Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA

Age: 64
Amelia Millay  married  Joseph BISSELL / BISEL .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BISSELL / BISEL  was born November 29 1788 in York, Pennsylvania, USA .  Joseph died October 26 1852 in Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA.  Joseph was the child of Benjamin BISEL .
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Amelia Millay  married  Joseph BISSELL / BISEL .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BISSELL / BISEL  was born November 29 1788 in York, Pennsylvania, USA .  Joseph died October 26 1852 in Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA.  Joseph was the child of Benjamin BISEL and .




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Amelia Millay JAMES married flag male ancestor Joseph BISSELL / BISEL
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Joseph BISSELL / BISEL was the child of Benjamin BISEL

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Rachel BISEL
Born: January 7 1815, Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA
Died: February 22 1899, Wheatland, Mecosta, Michigan, USA

Married: George HEMINGER 


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BirthBirth — 1797
September 19 1797
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention 1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)
U.S. President1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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News1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe 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.
1815 Birth of Child
Rachel BISEL was born January 7 1815, Allegheny County Pennsylvania, USA

Amelia Millay was 17 years old.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
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
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
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
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
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1852 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BISSELL / BISEL died October 26 1852, Tuscarawas, Tuscarawas, Ohio, USA
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
Amelia Millay JAMES - Grave Amelia Wife of Joseph Bisel Died Sept 20th 1861 Aged 64 Ys & 7 Ds
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Amelia
Wife of Joseph Bisel
Died Sept 20th 1861
Aged 64 Y's & 7 D's

Bluff Point Cemetery Bluff Point Jay County Indiana, USA

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DeathDeath — 1861
20 September 1861
Pike, Jay, Indiana, USA
She died at the age of 64.
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Bluff Point Cemetery Bluff Point Jay County Indiana, USA
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Did You Know?Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state

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