William H SALISBURY

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abt. 1827 , New York, USA

Died

3 May 1871 , Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA

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Benjamin SALISBURY Cynthia FULLER

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Born: abt. 1827 in New York, USA

Father: Benjamin SALISBURY

Mother: Cynthia FULLER

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William H married Amelia SPIKE abt. 1852 . Amelia SPIKE was born abt. 1830 in New York, USA. Amelia died 22 November 1882 in Rio, Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.

William H SALISBURY died 3 May 1871 in Columbia County, Wisconsin, USA.
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William H SALISBURY married

Amelia SPIKE
Marriage date: abt. 1852
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Alonzo B. Salisbury

1852–1908

George Leonard "Len" Salisbury

1854–1898

Amelia Jane Salisbury Collins

1857–1928

Clara M. Salisbury Murphy

1859–1898

William Henry Salisbury

1862–1923

Charles H. Salisbury

1866–1917

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1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - 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.