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flag male ancestor  Lucas  OAKLEY

Born
10 April 1835 ,  Salisbury Mills, New York, USA
Died
4 March 1887 ,  Newburgh, New York, USA
Lucas  married  Harriet TOWNER abt. 1859 .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Harriet TOWNER  was born 3 February 1832 in Monticello, Sullivan, New York, USA.  Harriet died 17 May 1912 in Orange County, New York, USA. 
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Parents of Lucas OAKLEY

Father
Isaac Ketcham OAKLEY
Mother
Christina VAN ALLEN

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Lucas  married  Harriet TOWNER abt. 1859 .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Harriet TOWNER  was born 3 February 1832 in Monticello, Sullivan, New York, USA.  Harriet died 17 May 1912 in Orange County, New York, USA. 
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Lucas OAKLEY married flag female ancestor Harriet TOWNER
Marriage date: abt. 1859
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Children of Lucas OAKLEY and Harriet TOWNER

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Christina Van Alen OAKLEY
Born: 19 March 1868, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA
Died: 20 April 1951, Orange County, New York, USA

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Robert Denniston OAKLEY
Born: 7 October 1870, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA
Died: 2 April 1940, Orange County, New York, USA



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BirthBirth — 1835
10 April 1835
Salisbury Mills, New York, 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
1860 Birth of Child
Harriet Bennett OAKLEY was born 19 September 1860, Newburgh, New York, USA

Lucas was 25 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
1862 Birth of Child
Isaac Ketchum OAKLEY was born 10 November 1862, Orange County, New York, USA

Lucas was 27 years old.
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
1863 Death of Child
Isaac Ketchum OAKLEY died 23 August 1863, Newburgh, New York, USA

Lucas was 28 years old.
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)
1864 Birth of Child
Mary Towner OAKLEY was born 31 August 1864, Newburgh, New York, USA

Lucas was 29 years old.
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
Edith OAKLEY was born 9 January 1866, Newburgh, New York, USA

Lucas 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
Christina Van Alen OAKLEY was born 19 March 1868, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA

Lucas was 32 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.
1870 Birth of Child
Robert Denniston OAKLEY was born 7 October 1870, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, USA

Lucas was 35 years old.
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
DeathDeath — 1887
4 March 1887
Newburgh, New York, USA
He died at the age of 51.
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