Eliza
DAVISON
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Born: 12 September 1813 in Niles, Cayuga, New York, USA
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Eliza married William Avery ROCKEFELLER abt. 1837 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William Avery ROCKEFELLER was born 13 November 1810 in Ancram, New York, USA. William Avery died 11 May 1906 in Freeport, Illinois, USA.
Eliza DAVISON died 28 March 1889 in Manhattan, New York, USA .
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Children of William Avery ROCKEFELLER and Eliza DAVISON
John Davison ROCKEFELLERDied: 23 May 1937, Ormond Beach, Florida, USA
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Birth — 181312 September 1813
Niles, Cayuga, New York, USA
1839 Birth of ChildJohn Davison ROCKEFELLER was born 8 July 1839, Richford, New York, USA
Eliza was 25 years old.
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.
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
Death — 188928 March 1889
Manhattan, New York, USA
She died at the age of 75.
Postcards and Memories of Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)
Record added: 3/29/2023 7:59:18 AM
Last updated: 3/29/2023 8:01:25 AM
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