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Born
17 July 1835 ,  Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Died
5 June 1903 ,  Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
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Clarke SAYLESMary Ann OLNEY
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Born: 17 July 1835 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Clarke SAYLES
Mother: Mary Ann OLNEY


Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Frederick Clark  married  Deborah Cook WILCOX 16 October 1861 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Deborah Cook WILCOX  was born 26 November 1841 in North Providence, Rhode Island, USA.  Deborah Cook died 25 November 1895 Deborah Cook was the child of Robert WILCOX and Deborah COOK.

Frederick Clark SAYLES died 5 June 1903 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA.



Saylesville, Rhode Island is named for his family.

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Recorded occupation: an American entrepreneur and the first mayor of Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1885

Spouse & Children of Frederick Clark SAYLES

Frederick Clark SAYLES married flag female ancestor Deborah Cook WILCOX
Marriage date: 16 October 1861
Marriage place: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Cook WILCOX was the child of Robert WILCOX and Deborah COOK

Children of Frederick Clark SAYLES and Deborah Cook WILCOX

flag female ancestor Caroline Minerva "Carrie" SAYLES
Born: 14 January 1866, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 10 March 1910, , Rhode Island, USA


flag male ancestor Frederic Clark SAYLES
Born: 21 August 1868, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: 28 November 1929, Irvington, Westchester, New York, USA


flag male ancestor Robert Wilcox SAYLES
Born: 29 January 1878, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 23 October 1942,


flag female ancestor Deborah Wilcox SAYLES
Born: November 1880, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1953,




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BirthBirth — 1835
17 July 1835
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
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
marriage1861 Marriage / Partner
Frederick Clark SAYLES and Deborah Cook WILCOX 16 October 1861, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.
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.
1866 Birth of Child
Caroline Minerva "Carrie" SAYLES was born 14 January 1866, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Frederick Clark was 30 years old.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1868 Birth of Child
Frederic Clark SAYLES was born 21 August 1868, , Rhode Island, USA

Frederick Clark was 33 years old.
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.
1878 Birth of Child
Robert Wilcox SAYLES was born 29 January 1878, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Frederick Clark was 42 years old.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1880 Birth of Child
Deborah Wilcox SAYLES was born November 1880, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA

Frederick Clark was 45 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
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.
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)
DeathDeath — 1903
5 June 1903
Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 67.
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Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Rhode Island
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Last updated: 4/6/2023 8:05:46 PM

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