Urania SMITH

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4 July 1788 , Groton, Connecticut, USA

Died

26 October 1865 , Ledyard, New York, USA

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Born: 4 July 1788 in Groton, Connecticut, USA

Parents of Urania SMITH

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Moses SMITH

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Mabel SEYMOUR

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Urania married Eleazer BURNHAM 23 February 1843 in Ledyard, New York, USA . Eleazer BURNHAM was born 15 July 1780 in Preston, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Eleazer died 3 May 1867 in Ledyard, New York, USA . Eleazer was the child of Asa W BURNHAM and Lucy HUNTINGTON.

Urania SMITH died 26 October 1865 in Ledyard, New York, USA .
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Urania SMITH married

Eleazer BURNHAM
Marriage date: 23 February 1843
Marriage place: Ledyard, New York, USA
Eleazer BURNHAM was the child of Asa W BURNHAM and Lucy HUNTINGTON

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Birth — 1788
4 July 1788
Groton, Connecticut, USA

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Urania SMITH and Eleazer BURNHAM 23 February 1843, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

She was 54 years old.

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

1855 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York

Name: Hrania Or Urania Burnum
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 65
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
estimated Birth Year: 1790
family number: 351
Line Number: 5
pAge:
Film Number: 1435218
Digital Folder Number: 005207172
Image Number: 00691
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Eleazer Burnum M 74
wife Hrania Or Urania Burnum F 65
servant William Carrick M 38
servant Louisa Beack F 20

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K67R-R61 : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Hrania Or Urania Burnum in entry for Eleazer Burnum, 1855.

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1855 New York State Census
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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

1860 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York

Eleazar Burnham, age 79, is living in Ledyard, Cayuga, New York. He was born in VT. Living with him are: Urania, age 72, b. CT; Susan Rapp, age 50, domestic; James Sulett, age 33, servant. NOTE: They are living next to Sherman Smith and family.

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1865 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York

Eleazar Burnham, 85, m, b. VT, married 2 times, now married
Urania Burnham, 76, f, wife, b. Connecticut, married 1 time, now married
Charles Jennings, , m, servant, b. England, single, Gardiner

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1865 New York State Census
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Name: Uranice S. Smith Burnham
Gender: Female
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Death Date: 26 Oct 1865
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03213-9
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3098
Reference ID: Page 370

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7CQ-T35 : 9 February 2018), Uranice S. Smith Burnham, 26 Oct 1865; citing , reference Page 370; FHL microfilm 3,098.

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Oak Glen Cemetery

Ledyard, New York, USA

Historical names: Aurora

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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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