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flag male ancestor  William  BEMENT

Born
9 August 1816 ,  New York, USA
Died
5 November 1882 ,  Saratoga, New York, USA
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Born: 9 August 1816 in New York, USA

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William  married  Catherine Bacon LEWIS 21 February 1839 in Northumberland, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Catherine Bacon LEWIS  was born 8 October 1815 in Waterford, Saratoga, New York, USA.  Catherine Bacon died 29 November 1876 in Georgetown, Clear Creek, Colorado, USA. 

William BEMENT died 5 November 1882 in Saratoga, New York, USA .
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Spouse & Children of William BEMENT

William BEMENT married flag female ancestor Catherine Bacon LEWIS
Marriage date: 21 February 1839
Marriage place: Northumberland, New York, USA

Children of William BEMENT and Catherine Bacon LEWIS

flag baby girl ancestor Caroline BEMENT
Born: 27 December 1839, Northumberland, New York, USA
Died: 4 March 1841, Staten Island, New York, USA


flag girl ancestor Margaret BEMENT
Born: 4 December 1841, Northumberland, New York, USA
Died: 31 August 1848, Saratoga, New York, USA


flag baby boy ancestor Caleb Nicholas BEMENT
Born: 25 December 1843, Northumberland, New York, USA
Died: 2 January 1844, Northumberland, New York, USA


flag male ancestor Edward Nicholas BEMENT
Born: 6 July 1845, Northumberland, New York, USA
Died: 6 September 1938, Hartford, Connecticut, USA


flag male ancestor Robert Bunker Coleman BEMENT
Born: 3 July 1848, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: 7 May 1920, St Paul, Minnesota, USA


flag girl ancestor Kate Elizabeth BEMENT
Born: 1 March 1851, Staten Island, New York, USA
Died: 12 September 1858, Staten Island, New York, USA


flag baby girl ancestor Julia Mulford BEMENT
Born: 30 March 1855, Staten Island, New York, USA
Died: 17 March 1856, Staten Island, New York, USA


flag girl ancestor Harriet Mary BEMENT
Born: 25 August 1858, Staten Island, New York, USA
Died: 15 July 1867, Staten Island, New York, USA


flag male ancestor William BEMENT
Born: 13 June 1861, Castleton, Richmond, New York, USA
Died: 21 September 1938, Los Angeles, California, USA




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BirthBirth — 1816
9 August 1816
New York, USA
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
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)
marriage1839 Marriage / Partner
William BEMENT and Catherine Bacon LEWIS 21 February 1839, Northumberland, New York, USA

He was 22 years old.
1839 Birth of Child
Caroline BEMENT was born 27 December 1839, Northumberland, New York, USA

William was 23 years old.
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
1841 Death of Child
Caroline BEMENT died 4 March 1841, Staten Island, New York, USA

William was 24 years old.
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
1841 Birth of Child
Margaret BEMENT was born 4 December 1841, Northumberland, New York, USA

William was 25 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
Caleb Nicholas BEMENT was born 25 December 1843, Northumberland, New York, USA

William was 27 years old.
1844 Death of Child
Caleb Nicholas BEMENT died 2 January 1844, Northumberland, New York, USA

William was 27 years old.
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
1845 Birth of Child
Edward Nicholas BEMENT was born 6 July 1845, Northumberland, New York, USA

William was 28 years old.
1848 Birth of Child
Robert Bunker Coleman BEMENT was born 3 July 1848, Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory)

William was 31 years old.
1848 Death of Child
Margaret BEMENT died 31 August 1848, Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory)

William was 32 years old.
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
1851 Birth of Child
Kate Elizabeth BEMENT was born 1 March 1851, Staten Island, New York, USA

William was 34 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1855 Birth of Child
Julia Mulford BEMENT was born 30 March 1855, Staten Island, New York, USA

William was 38 years old.
1856 Death of Child
Julia Mulford BEMENT died 17 March 1856, Staten Island, New York, USA

William was 39 years old.
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
1858 Birth of Child
Harriet Mary BEMENT was born 25 August 1858, Staten Island, New York, USA

William was 42 years old.
1858 Death of Child
Kate Elizabeth BEMENT died 12 September 1858, Staten Island, New York, USA

William was 42 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
1861 Birth of Child
William BEMENT was born 13 June 1861, Castleton, Richmond, New York, USA

William was 44 years old.
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.
1867 Death of Child
Harriet Mary BEMENT died 15 July 1867, Staten Island, New York, USA

William was 50 years old.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
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.
1876 Death of Spouse/Partner
Catherine Bacon LEWIS died 29 November 1876, Georgetown, Clear Creek, Colorado, USA
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.
DeathDeath — 1882
5 November 1882
Saratoga, New York, USA
He died at the age of 66.
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