Seneca Sayles SALISBURY

Born

11 August 1796 , New York, USA

Died

24 January 1889 , Garfield Township, Decatur County, Kansas, USA

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Nicholas SALISBURY Rowena WHEELOCK

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Born: 11 August 1796 in New York, USA

Father: Nicholas SALISBURY

Mother: Rowena WHEELOCK

Paternal grandparents: Edward SALISBURY , Abigail HAWKINS

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Seneca Sayles married Sarah "Sally" KING abt. 1825 . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Sarah "Sally" KING was born 10 June 1806 in Herkimer, New York, USA. Sarah "Sally" died 16 December 1861 in Ellison Township, Warren, Illinois, USA.

Seneca Sayles SALISBURY died 24 January 1889 in Garfield Township, Decatur County, Kansas, USA.
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Sarah "Sally" KING
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Children of Seneca Sayles SALISBURY and Sarah "Sally" KING

Edward S SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1826, , Ohio, USA
Died: 9 April 1863, Warren, Illinois, USA

Seneca S SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1827,
Died: abt. 1917, , California, USA

John Seymour SALISBURY

Born: 5 November 1829, Richland County, Ohio, USA
Died: 22 January 1916, Clayton, Decatur, Kansas, USA

Allen SALISBURY

Born: 23 December 1832, Woodstock, Champaign, Ohio, USA
Died: 23 February 1884, Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, USA

Marion SALISBURY

Born: 20 August 1836, Richland County, Ohio, USA
Died: 28 November 1906, Clayton, Decatur, Kansas, USA

Warren S SALISBURY

Born: 14 March 1839, , Illinois, USA
Died: 12 March 1913, , Nebraska, USA

Sarah J SALISBURY

Born: 19 October 1845, , Illinois, USA
Died: 27 August 1876, , Illinois, USA

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Birth — 1796
11 August 1796
New York, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - 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.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1829 Birth of Child
John Seymour SALISBURY was born 5 November 1829, Richland County, Ohio, USA

Seneca Sayles was 33 years old.

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

1832 Birth of Child
Allen SALISBURY was born 23 December 1832, Woodstock, Champaign, Ohio, USA

Seneca Sayles was 36 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
Marion SALISBURY was born 20 August 1836, Richland County, Ohio, USA

Seneca Sayles was 40 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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

1839 Birth of Child
Warren S SALISBURY was born 14 March 1839, , Illinois, USA

Seneca Sayles was 42 years old.

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

1845 Birth of Child
Sarah J SALISBURY was born 19 October 1845, , Illinois, USA

Seneca Sayles was 49 years old.

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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah "Sally" KING died 16 December 1861, Ellison Township, Warren, Illinois, USA

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 Death of Child
Edward S SALISBURY died 9 April 1863, Warren, Illinois, USA

Seneca Sayles was 66 years old.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Death of Child
Sarah J SALISBURY died 27 August 1876, , Illinois, USA

Seneca Sayles was 80 years old.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Death of Child
Allen SALISBURY died 23 February 1884, Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa, USA

Seneca Sayles was 87 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

Death — 1889
24 January 1889
Garfield Township, Decatur County, Kansas, USA
He died at the age of 92.

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Clayton Cemetery Decatur County, Kansas, USA

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Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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