Nathan Orlin SHELDON

Born

27 June 1831 , Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

Died

23 December 1912 , Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

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Uriah SHELDON Clarista SPICER

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Born: 27 June 1831 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

Father: Uriah SHELDON

Mother: Clarista SPICER

Paternal grandparents: Nathan SHELDON , Eleanor UNKNOWN

Maternal grandparents: Isaac H SPICER , Elizabeth WOLCOTT

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Nathan Orlin married Emily WINEGAR 11 September 1856 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Emily WINEGAR was born 2 October 1833 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA. Emily died 8 October 1912 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA. Emily was the child of Chester WINEGAR and Margaret OFFENSEND.

Nathan Orlin SHELDON died 23 December 1912 in Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA.

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Nathan Orlin SHELDON married

Emily WINEGAR
Marriage date: 11 September 1856
Marriage place: Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
Emily WINEGAR was the child of Chester WINEGAR and Margaret OFFENSEND

Children of Nathan Orlin SHELDON and Emily WINEGAR

Frances M SHELDON

Born: abt. 1857, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
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Orville Darwin SHELDON

Born: 29 September 1861, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
Died: 9 May 1929, Barre, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Frances THOMPSON

Arthur Nathan SHELDON

Born: 5 November 1863, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
Died: 25 September 1937, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

Eleanor SHELDON

Born: 25 May 1867, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1950, Glens Falls, New York, USA

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Birth — 1831
27 June 1831
Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

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

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1856 Marriage / Partner
Nathan Orlin SHELDON and Emily WINEGAR 11 September 1856, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

He was 25 years old.

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

1861 Birth of Child
Orville Darwin SHELDON was born 29 September 1861, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

Nathan Orlin was 30 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Arthur Nathan SHELDON was born 5 November 1863, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

Nathan Orlin was 32 years old.

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.

1867 Birth of Child
Eleanor SHELDON was born 25 May 1867, Fort Ann, Washington, New York, USA

Nathan Orlin was 35 years old.

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

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

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.

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

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States