Zebulon Stocking KELSEY

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7 January 1796 , Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Died

3 December 1877 , Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

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Born: 7 January 1796 in Middletown, Connecticut, USA

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Zebulon Stocking married Sally EDWARDS 8 November 1816 . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Sally EDWARDS was born 16 March 1789 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA. Sally died 4 August 1870 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA. Sally was the child of Daniel EDWARDS and Jemima HUBBARD.

Zebulon Stocking KELSEY died 3 December 1877 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA.

son of Israel Kelsey and Martha Edwards Stocking

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Zebulon Stocking KELSEY

Zebulon Stocking KELSEY married

Sally EDWARDS
Marriage date: 8 November 1816
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Sally EDWARDS was the child of Daniel EDWARDS and Jemima HUBBARD

Children of Zebulon Stocking KELSEY and Sally EDWARDS

George Ranney KELSEY

Born: 25 April 1817, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
Died: 18 April 1889, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Married: Martha Virginia WRIGHT 27 October 1845 Place: Clinton, Connecticut, USA

Augustus Edwards KELSEY

Born: 25 April 1817, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
Died: 20 March 1887, Arkron, Cowley, Kansas, USA

Delia Augusta KELSEY

Born: 10 March 1822, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Died: 25 January 1828, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Sherman Chester KELSEY

Born: 22 March 1824, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
Died: 17 April 1843, Huntington, Ohio, USA

John Valiant KELSEY

Born: 1 February 1826, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Died: 15 December 1891, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, USA

Delia Augusta KELSEY

Born: 10 October 1829, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Died: 10 September 1830, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Norris Wilcox KELSEY

Born: 5 March 1832, Lorain, Ohio, USA
Died: 5 November 1895,

Martha Jane KELSEY

Born: 5 March 1834, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
Died: 19 September 1899, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1796
7 January 1796
Middletown, Connecticut, 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.

1816 Marriage / Partner
Zebulon Stocking KELSEY and Sally EDWARDS 8 November 1816,

He was 20 years old.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Birth of Child
Augustus Edwards KELSEY was born 25 April 1817, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 21 years old.

1817 Birth of Child
George Ranney KELSEY was born 25 April 1817, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 21 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Delia Augusta KELSEY was born 10 March 1822, Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 26 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Sherman Chester KELSEY was born 22 March 1824, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 28 years old.

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 Birth of Child
John Valiant KELSEY was born 1 February 1826, Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 30 years old.

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.

1828 Death of Child
Delia Augusta KELSEY died 25 January 1828, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 32 years old.

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1829 Birth of Child
Delia Augusta KELSEY was born 10 October 1829, Middletown, Connecticut, USA

Zebulon Stocking 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

1830 Death of Child
Delia Augusta KELSEY died 10 September 1830, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 34 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Norris Wilcox KELSEY was born 5 March 1832, Lorain, Ohio, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 36 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Martha Jane KELSEY was born 5 March 1834, Cromwell, Connecticut, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 38 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)

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)

1843 Death of Child
Sherman Chester KELSEY died 17 April 1843, Huntington, Ohio, USA

Zebulon Stocking was 47 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

1845 Marriage of Child
George Ranney KELSEY married 27 October 1845, Clinton, Connecticut, USA to Martha Virginia WRIGHT

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

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.

1870 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sally EDWARDS died 4 August 1870, West Haven, Connecticut, USA

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

Death — 1877
3 December 1877
Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 81.

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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