Emanuel Henry CUSTER

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10 December 1806 , Cresaptown, Allegany, Maryland, USA

Died

27 November 1892 , Monroe, Michigan, USA

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Born: 10 December 1806 in Cresaptown, Allegany, Maryland, USA

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Emanuel Henry married Maria A WARD 23 February 1836 in New Rumley, Harrison, Ohio, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Maria A WARD was born 31 May 1807 in Burgettstown, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. Maria A died 14 January 1882 in Monroe, Michigan, USA.

Emanuel Henry CUSTER died 27 November 1892 in Monroe, Michigan, USA.

son of John Fedele Custer and Catherine Valentine Garlitz

m. (1) Matilda P. Veirs
7 August 1828
New Rumley, Harrison, Ohio

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Maria A WARD
Marriage date: 23 February 1836
Marriage place: New Rumley, Harrison, Ohio, USA

Children of Emanuel Henry CUSTER and Maria A WARD

George Armstrong CUSTER

Born: 5 December 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, USA
Died: 25 June 1876, Little Bighorn, Montana Territory

Married: Elizabeth Clift BACON 9 February 1864

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Birth — 1806
10 December 1806
Cresaptown, Allegany, Maryland, USA

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

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

1836 Marriage / Partner
Emanuel Henry CUSTER and Maria A WARD 23 February 1836, New Rumley, Harrison, Ohio, USA

He was 29 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
George Armstrong CUSTER was born 5 December 1839, New Rumley, Ohio, USA

Emanuel Henry was 33 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

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.