Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET

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abt. 1819 , Yates County, New York, USA

Died

21 April 1888 , Auburn, New York, USA

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Born: abt. 1819 in Yates County, New York, USA

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Sally Anne (Sarah) married Lewis B SALISBURY abt. 1839 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Lewis B SALISBURY was born abt. 1804 in Saratoga County, New York, USA. Lewis B died 23 February 1888 in Ledyard, New York, USA . Lewis B was the child of Cummings (Cummins) (Cumins) (Benjamin) SALISBURY and Elizabeth MOSHER.

Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET died 21 April 1888 in Auburn, New York, USA.

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Sally Anne (Sarah) was born in Yates County, New York

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET

Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET married

Lewis B SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1839
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Lewis B SALISBURY was the child of Cummings (Cummins) (Cumins) (Benjamin) SALISBURY and Elizabeth MOSHER

Children of Lewis B SALISBURY and Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET

Lyman SALISBURY

Born: 24 November 1839, , New York, USA
Died: 13 April 1841, Ledyard, New York, USA

Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY

Born: 9 December 1843, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 8 November 1874, Ledyard, New York, USA

Married: Cornelius CHAFFEE 5 March 1860 Place: Ledyard, New York, USA

Clementine Frances SALISBURY

Born: 9 June 1849, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 11 March 1922, Ledyard, New York, USA

Married: James Winton RACE 1869

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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)

1839 Birth of Child
Lyman SALISBURY was born 24 November 1839, , New York, 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

1841 Death of Child
Lyman SALISBURY died 13 April 1841, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 Birth of Child
Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY was born 9 December 1843, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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

1849 Birth of Child
Clementine Frances SALISBURY was born 9 June 1849, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

1850 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York

Lewis Salisbury 44 1805 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY Page: 248 Roll: M432_483 - Lewis is a boatman, b. NY

Sarah A Salisbury 20 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY, b. NY

Elizabeth Salisbury 6 1843 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY

Clementine Salisbury 1 1848 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York

Name: Sally A Salisbury
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 34
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
estimated Birth Year: 1821
family number: 334
Line Number: 20
pAge:
Film Number: 1435218
Digital Folder Number: 005207172
Image Number: 00690
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Lewis Salisbury M 40
wife Sally A Salisbury F 34
child Sarah E Salisbury F 10
child Clemmy Salisbury F 6

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K67R-R8X : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Sally A Salisbury in entry for Lewis Salisbury, 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 - Is this her?

This is the probated last will and testament of Abraham Bennett of the town of Saratoga, Saratoga County, NY, dated January 11, 1858, admitted to probate February 25, 1861 before Surrogate C. A. Waldron. (Given the 1858–1861 gap, Abraham Bennett likely died sometime in late 1860 or early 1861.)

The Bennett family named in the will

Abraham Bennett names his children as follows:

Mary Dennis — daughter, wife of Henry W. Dennis of the town of Saratoga — bequeathed $300
Sarah Ann Salisbury — daughter, explicitly identified as 'wife of Lewis Salisbury of the town of Saratoga aforesaid' — bequeathed $300
George W. Bennett — son, named residuary heir and executor, inheriting the bulk of the estate (real, personal, and mixed property) subject to paying out the other legacies
Chauncey Bennett — son — bequeathed $1,000, paid half within one year of decease, half within two years, without interest
Nathaniel M. Bennett — son — bequeathed $1,000 on the same payment terms as

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1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Marriage of Child
Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY married 5 March 1860, Ledyard, New York, USA to Cornelius CHAFFEE

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

Lewis Saulsbury, 61, m, b. Saratoga, married 1 time, now married, Cooper
Sarah Saulsbury, 43, f, b. Yates, mother of 3 children, married 1 time, now married
Sarah Chaffee, 21, f, child, b. Cayuga, mother of 1 child, married 1 time, widowed
Clemmie Saulsbury, 16, f, child, b. Cayuga, single
Lewis Chaffee, 4, m, grand child, b. Cayuga
Reuben Hilliard, 40, m. boarder, b. Cayuga, single, mechanic
David Perry, 27, m, boarder, b. Cayuga, single, clerk

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1865 New York State Census
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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.

1874 Death of Child
Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY died 8 November 1874, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

Obituary

Thurs., April 26, 1888 Weekly News and Democrat, Auburn, NY

'DIED - SALISBURY - in this city April 21, Mrs. Lewis Salisbury, at the residence of her daughter Mrs. James W. Race, 106 Washington Street.' -- NOTE: Mrs. James W. Race is Frances C. (Clemmy) Salisbury b. June 1849.