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flag male ancestor  George H  SALISBURY

Born
abt. 1814 ,  Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died
10 October 1889 ,  Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Hezekiah SALISBURYBetsey WOOD
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Born: abt. 1814 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Paternal grandparents: Hezekiah SALISBURY , Hannah WOODWARD
Maternal grandparents: Archibald WOOD , Mary Molly ARNOLD


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George H  married  Sophia W CARLTON 3 July 1838 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sophia W CARLTON  was born abt. 1811 in Vermont, USA.  Sophia W died 11 January 1895 in Vermont, USA. 

George H SALISBURY died 10 October 1889 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA .
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Recorded occupation: Printer and Bookbinder

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Spouse & Children of George H SALISBURY

George H SALISBURY married flag female ancestor Sophia W CARLTON
Marriage date: 3 July 1838
Marriage place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Children of George H SALISBURY and Sophia W CARLTON

flag male ancestor George Ransom SALISBURY
Born: abt. 1839, , Vermont, USA
Died: 27 January 1881, Chicago, Illinois, USA


flag male ancestor William Cabot SALISBURY
Born: abt. 1843, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 15 March 1859, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA


flag female ancestor Stella Sophia SALISBURY
Born: 19 October 1844, , Vermont, USA
Died: 15 April 1914, Windham, Vermont, USA




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Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
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
marriage1838 Marriage / Partner
George H SALISBURY and Sophia W CARLTON 3 July 1838, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)
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)
1844 Birth of Child
Stella Sophia SALISBURY was born 19 October 1844, , Vermont, USA
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
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
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1859 Death of Child
William Cabot SALISBURY died 15 March 1859, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)
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
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.
1881 Death of Child
George Ransom SALISBURY died 27 January 1881, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
DeathDeath — 1889
10 October 1889
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Prospect Hill Cemetery Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont, USA
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Last updated: 8/18/2026 12:55:09 PM

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