Rebecca Melissa SALISBURY

Born

26 March 1815 , New York, USA

Died

29 June 1893 , West Middlebury, Wyoming, New York, USA

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Phillip SALISBURY Clarissa CURTIS

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Born: 26 March 1815 in New York, USA

Father: Phillip SALISBURY

Mother: Clarissa CURTIS

Paternal grandparents: Samuel SALISBURY , Polly KENT

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Rebecca Melissa married Peleg H CORNELL abt. 1845 . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Peleg H CORNELL was born 10 September 1817 in New York, USA. Peleg H died 4 August 1889 in West Middlebury, Wyoming, New York, USA.

Rebecca Melissa SALISBURY died 29 June 1893 in West Middlebury, Wyoming, New York, USA.

m. Peleg H Cornell

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Rebecca Melissa SALISBURY married

Peleg H CORNELL
Marriage date: abt. 1845
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Children of Peleg H CORNELL and Rebecca Melissa SALISBURY

Judson E CORNELL

Born: abt. 1845, Wyoming, New York, USA
Died: 1 March 1845, Wyoming, New York, USA

Mary Christine CORNELL

Born: abt. 1845, Bethany, Genesee, New York, USA
Died: ,

Isadora Adelia CORNELL

Born: 2 February 1847, Bethany, Genesee, New York, USA
Died: 25 June 1910, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Marinas CORNELL

Born: December 1848, Bethany, Genesee, New York, USA
Died: 27 July 1919, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Adell Marcella CORNELL

Born: 2 March 1851, Linden, Genesee, New York, USA
Died: 19 May 1927, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Lou Vance CORNELL

Born: abt. 1861, Bethany, Genesee, New York, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1815
26 March 1815
New York, USA

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 - 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

1847 Birth of Child
Isadora Adelia CORNELL was born 2 February 1847, Bethany, Genesee, New York, USA

Rebecca Melissa was 31 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Marinas CORNELL was born December 1848, Bethany, Genesee, New York, USA

Rebecca Melissa was 33 years old.

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

1851 Birth of Child
Adell Marcella CORNELL was born 2 March 1851, Linden, Genesee, New York, USA

Rebecca Melissa was 35 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States