Ruth Harriet PIERSON

Born

July 24, 1824 , Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Died

March 22, 1874 , Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Age: 49

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Henry PIERSON Marietta PERRY

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Born: July 24, 1824 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Father: Henry PIERSON

Mother: Marietta PERRY

Maternal grandparents: Jonathan PERRY , Sarah FROST

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Ruth Harriet married Richard L. MCINTOSH . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Richard L. MCINTOSH was born March 17, 1817 in Albany County, New York, USA. Richard L. died April 1, 1865 in Albany, New York, USA (Fort Orange). Richard L. was the child of Henry MCINTOSH and Elizabeth SIMONS.

Ruth Harriet PIERSON died March 22, 1874 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA .

Year: 1850; Census Place: Ballston, Saratoga, New York, USA. Roll: M432_593; Page: 543B; Image: 535.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Ballston, Saratoga, New York, USA. Roll: M653_857; Page: 150.
Year: 1865; New York State Census Jun 07, 1865 in Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York, USA.
Year: 1870; Census Place: Galway, Saratoga, New York, USA. Roll: M593_1088; Page: 145A.
The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Series Number: T288. Application Number: 157644; Certificate Number: 118495.
Find a Grave, database and images memorial page for Ruth Harriet Person McIntosh (24 Jul 1824–22 Mar 1874), Find a Grave Memorial no. 103261234, citing Briggs Cemetery, Ballston Spa, Saratoga County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Dennis Simpson (contributor 46906948) .

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Recorded occupation: Housewife

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Ruth Harriet PIERSON married

Richard L. MCINTOSH
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Richard L. MCINTOSH was the child of Henry MCINTOSH and Elizabeth SIMONS

Children of Richard L. MCINTOSH and Ruth Harriet PIERSON

Clarissa Erica MCINTOSH

Born: July 21, 1852, Ballston Spa, New York, USA
Died: August 31, 1899, Aryshire, Palo Alto, Iowa, USA

Married: Lee Roy BROWER July 04, 1870

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Birth — 1824
July 24, 1824
Ballston Spa, New York, USA

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)

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

1852 Birth of Child
Clarissa Erica MCINTOSH was born July 21, 1852, Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton)

Ruth Harriet was 28 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.

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)