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flag female ancestor  Eliza M  MEKEEL

Born
March 1870 ,  New York, USA
Died
9 May 1906 ,  Ledyard, New York, USA
Eliza M  married  Sanford Gifford LYON 27 June 1894 in Ledyard, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sanford Gifford LYON  was born 20 March 1866 in Ledyard, New York, USA .  Sanford Gifford died 18 January 1936 in Ledyard, New York, USA .  Sanford Gifford was the child of Hiram Dubois LYON and Abreyette Fidelia "Abbie" GIFFORD .
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Isaac MEKEEL
Mother
Hannah Eddy MOSHER

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Eliza M  married  Sanford Gifford LYON 27 June 1894 in Ledyard, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sanford Gifford LYON  was born 20 March 1866 in Ledyard, New York, USA .  Sanford Gifford died 18 January 1936 in Ledyard, New York, USA .  Sanford Gifford was the child of Hiram Dubois LYON and Abreyette Fidelia "Abbie" GIFFORD.
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Eliza M MEKEEL married flag male ancestor Sanford Gifford LYON
Marriage date: 27 June 1894
Marriage place: Ledyard, New York, USA
Sanford Gifford LYON was the child of Hiram Dubois LYON and Abreyette Fidelia "Abbie" GIFFORD

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BirthBirth — 1870
March 1870
New York, USA
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)
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
marriage1894 Marriage / Partner
Eliza M MEKEEL and Sanford Gifford LYON 27 June 1894, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

She was 24 years old.
1896 Birth of Child
Sarah Genevieve LYON was born March 1896, , New York, USA

Eliza M was 26 years old.
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
1898 Birth of Child
Carolyn H LYON was born 28 January 1898, , New York, USA

Eliza M was 27 years old.
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
1900 Birth of Child
Sanford Gifford LYON was born May 1900, , New York, USA

Eliza M was 30 years old.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - 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.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
DeathDeath — 1906
9 May 1906
Ledyard, New York, USA
She died at the age of 36.
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