George Ranney KELSEY

Born

25 April 1817 , Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Died

18 April 1889 , Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 25 April 1817 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Parents of George Ranney KELSEY

Father

Zebulon Stocking KELSEY

Mother

Sally EDWARDS

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Daniel EDWARDS Jemima HUBBARD

George Ranney was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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George Ranney married Martha Virginia WRIGHT 27 October 1845 in Clinton, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Martha Virginia WRIGHT was born 14 January 1823 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA. Martha Virginia died 23 September 1905 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA.

George Ranney KELSEY died 18 April 1889 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of George Ranney KELSEY

George Ranney KELSEY married

Martha Virginia WRIGHT
Marriage date: 27 October 1845
Marriage place: Clinton, Connecticut, USA

Children of George Ranney KELSEY and Martha Virginia WRIGHT

Harriet V KELSEY

Born: 20 July 1850, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 10 November 1916, , Connecticut, USA

Mary KELSEY

Born: 21 June 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 25 September 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

George KELSEY

Born: 10 January 1855, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2 June 1855, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Israel A KELSEY

Born: 6 May 1857, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 24 September 1900, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

George Wright KELSEY

Born: 31 January 1858, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: ,

Horatio George KELSEY

Born: 16 June 1861, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 4 November 1933, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Married: Dora Estelle BEEBE 3 June 1884 Place: New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1817
25 April 1817
Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

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

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 Marriage / Partner
George Ranney KELSEY and Martha Virginia WRIGHT 27 October 1845, Clinton, Connecticut, USA

He was 28 years old.

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

1850 Birth of Child
Harriet V KELSEY was born 20 July 1850, , Connecticut, USA

George Ranney was 33 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Birth of Child
Mary KELSEY was born 21 June 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

George Ranney was 36 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
George KELSEY was born 10 January 1855, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

George Ranney was 37 years old.

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.

1857 Birth of Child
Israel A KELSEY was born 6 May 1857, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

George Ranney was 40 years old.

1858 Birth of Child
George Wright KELSEY was born 31 January 1858, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

George Ranney was 40 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Horatio George KELSEY was born 16 June 1861, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

George Ranney was 44 years old.

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

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.

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 Marriage of Child
Horatio George KELSEY married 3 June 1884, New Haven, Connecticut, USA to Dora Estelle BEEBE

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

Death — 1889
18 April 1889
Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 72.

George Ranney KELSEY - New Haven, Conn., White City, Savin Rock Savin Rock was an American amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut. It was previously called The White

New Haven, Conn., White City, Savin Rock

"Savin Rock was an American amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut. It was previously called The White City. The park included a number of roller coasters, other rides and numerous funhouses.

The amusement park was established in the 1870s after entrepreneur George Kelsey extended the trolley lines and built a 1,500-foot pier at the end of Beach Street to accommodate a ferry service. Kelsey built the nearby Seaview Hotel, with rooms for up to 150 guests.

...In 1903 carnival rides were added and the area was officially opened as an amusement park called the White City...

By 1919, the park, now called Savin Rock Amusement Park, was attracting 1.2 million visitors each year...

Inside the White City was a movie theater, The Orpheum Theater, which was open all year round was owned by Doc Dewaltop from 1913 until it was destroyed by a fire in 1921...

The park was finally closed in 1966."

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