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flag female ancestor  Martha Virginia  WRIGHT

Born
14 January 1823 ,  West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died
23 September 1905 ,  West Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Born: 14 January 1823 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Martha Virginia  married  George Ranney KELSEY 27 October 1845 in Clinton, Connecticut, USA .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
George Ranney KELSEY  was born 25 April 1817 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA.  George Ranney died 18 April 1889 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA.  George Ranney was the child of Zebulon Stocking KELSEY and Sally EDWARDS.

Martha Virginia WRIGHT died 23 September 1905 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA.



daughter of Doty Lord Wright and Martha Edwards Kelsey

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Spouse & Children of Martha Virginia WRIGHT

Martha Virginia WRIGHT married US Civil War Soldiers flag photo of George Ranney KELSEY  George Ranney KELSEY
Marriage date: 27 October 1845
Marriage place: Clinton, Connecticut, USA
George Ranney KELSEY was the child of Zebulon Stocking KELSEY and Sally EDWARDS

Children of George Ranney KELSEY and Martha Virginia WRIGHT

flag female ancestor Harriet V KELSEY
Born: 20 July 1850, , Connecticut, USA
Died: 10 November 1916, , Connecticut, USA


flag baby girl ancestor Mary KELSEY
Born: 21 June 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 25 September 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA


flag baby boy ancestor George KELSEY
Born: 10 January 1855, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 2 June 1855, New Haven, Connecticut, USA


flag male ancestor Israel A KELSEY
Born: 6 May 1857, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: 24 September 1900, West Haven, Connecticut, USA


flag male ancestor George Wright KELSEY
Born: 31 January 1858, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Died: ,


flag male ancestor 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 (Westville)



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BirthBirth — 1823
14 January 1823
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
marriage1845 Marriage / Partner
Martha Virginia WRIGHT and George Ranney KELSEY 27 October 1845, Clinton, Connecticut, USA

She was 22 years old.
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
1850 Birth of Child
Harriet V KELSEY was born 20 July 1850, , Connecticut, USA

Martha Virginia was 27 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1853 Birth of Child
Mary KELSEY was born 21 June 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Martha Virginia was 30 years old.
1855 Birth of Child
George KELSEY was born 10 January 1855, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Martha Virginia was 32 years old.
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.
1857 Birth of Child
Israel A KELSEY was born 6 May 1857, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Martha Virginia was 34 years old.
1858 Birth of Child
George Wright KELSEY was born 31 January 1858, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Martha Virginia was 35 years old.
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
1861 Birth of Child
Horatio George KELSEY was born 16 June 1861, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Martha Virginia was 38 years old.
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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
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.
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.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
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)
marriage1884 Marriage of Child
Horatio George KELSEY married 3 June 1884, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville) to Dora Estelle BEEBE
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
1889 Death of Spouse/Partner
George Ranney KELSEY died 18 April 1889, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
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.
1900 Death of Child
Israel A KELSEY died 24 September 1900, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

Martha Virginia was 77 years old.
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.
DeathDeath — 1905
23 September 1905
West Haven, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 82.
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