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US Civil War Soldiers flag male ancestor  Smith Lyman  CHAMPLIN

Born
28 November 1842 ,  Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, USA
Died
19 November 1898 ,  Minnesota, USA
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John Rock CHAMPLINIsabel BAINES
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Born: 28 November 1842 in Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, USA

Paternal grandparents: Michael CHAMPLIN , Mary ENOS

Smith Lyman was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Smith Lyman  married  Margaret M "Maggie" MARTIN .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Margaret M "Maggie" MARTIN  was born abt. 1850 in New York, USA.  Margaret M "Maggie" died 9 March 1927 in Minnesota, USA. 

Smith Lyman CHAMPLIN died 19 November 1898 in Minnesota, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Smith Lyman CHAMPLIN

Smith Lyman CHAMPLIN married flag female ancestor Margaret M "Maggie" MARTIN
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Children of Smith Lyman CHAMPLIN and Margaret M "Maggie" MARTIN

flag male ancestor Victor I CHAMPLIN
Born: 10 June 1879, Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA
Died: abt. 1968, , Minnesota, USA

Married: Mabel Gertrude TEDMAN 1 January 1901   Place: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA



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BirthBirth — 1842
28 November 1842
Sherburne, Chenango County, New York, USA
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
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
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1879 Birth of Child
Victor I CHAMPLIN was born 10 June 1879, Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA

Smith Lyman was 36 years old.
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
DeathDeath — 1898
19 November 1898
Minnesota, USA
He died at the age of 56.
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Forest Hill Cemetery Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota, USA
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Last updated: 5/25/2022 12:39:21 PM

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