flag female ancestor  Almira  JOY

  (b. July 1844 ,  New York, USA   d. 6 July 1920 ,  Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA )  

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Almira JOY was born July 1844 in New York, USA

Almira JOY was the child of ?   and   ?

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Almira  married  Howard A FRANCE 28 April 1866 in Woodstock, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Howard A FRANCE  was born abt. 1840 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA (Esopus). 

Almira JOY died 6 July 1920 in Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA .
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Almira JOY married flag male ancestor Howard A FRANCE-- Date: 28 April 1866 Place: Woodstock, New York, USA


Children of Howard A FRANCE and Almira JOY:

flag male ancestor Walter A FRANCE (b.October 1866, , New York, USA  d. 4 June 1945, Hurley, New York, USA)

flag female ancestor Cora A FRANCE (b.August 1868, , New York, USA  d. abt. 1905, Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA )

flag female ancestor Minnie C FRANCE (b.2 April 1872, , New York, USA  d. 11 May 1970, Zena, Ulster, New York, USA)

flag female ancestor Rose M FRANCE (b.18 May 1875, , New York, USA  d. 13 March 1958, Albany, New York, USA )

flag female ancestor Florence B FRANCE (b.18 December 1877, , New York, USA  d. December 1975, Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA )

flag male ancestor Jason FRANCE (b.abt. 1880, , New York, USA  d. , )

flag male ancestor William Peter FRANCE (b.26 April 1880, Woodstock, New York, USA  d. 18 December 1951, Woodstock, New York, USA)



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birth1844 Birth
July 1844
New York, 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
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.
marriage1866 Marriage / Partner
Almira JOY and Howard A FRANCE 28 April 1866, Woodstock, New York, USA

She was 21 years old.
1866 Birth of Child
Walter A FRANCE was born October 1866, , New York, USA

Almira was 22 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
Cora A FRANCE was born August 1868, , New York, USA

Almira was 24 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.
1872 Birth of Child
Minnie C FRANCE was born 2 April 1872, , New York, USA

Almira was 27 years old.
1875 Birth of Child
Rose M FRANCE was born 18 May 1875, , New York, USA

Almira was 30 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.
1877 Birth of Child
Florence B FRANCE was born 18 December 1877, , New York, USA

Almira was 33 years old.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
1880 Birth of Child
William Peter FRANCE was born 26 April 1880, Woodstock, New York, USA

Almira was 35 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)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
News1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic
Invention 1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)
U.S. President1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States
News1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated
News1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call
News1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.
News1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany
News1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time
News1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification
death1920 Death
6 July 1920
Kingston, Ulster County, New York, USA

She died at the age of 76.
Added: 6/8/2023 4:28:26 PM - Updated: 6/8/2023 4:32:16 PM
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