Sarah
SWEET
Born
3 October 1822
,
Rhode Island, USA
Died
26 July 1892
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Born: 3 October 1822 in Rhode Island, USA
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Sarah married Benjamin Halsey SALISBURY 1 May 1842 in Thompson, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Benjamin Halsey SALISBURY was born 9 November 1818 in Barrington, Rhode Island, USA . Benjamin Halsey died 16 February 1908 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Benjamin Halsey was the child of George Washington SALISBURY and Sarah Elizabeth HEATH.
Sarah SWEET died 26 July 1892
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Sarah SWEET married 
Benjamin Halsey SALISBURY
Marriage date: 1 May 1842
Marriage place: Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Benjamin Halsey SALISBURY was the child of George Washington SALISBURY and Sarah Elizabeth HEATH
Benjamin Halsey SALISBURYMarriage date: 1 May 1842
Marriage place: Thompson, Connecticut, USA
Benjamin Halsey SALISBURY was the child of George Washington SALISBURY and Sarah Elizabeth HEATH
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Birth — 18223 October 1822
Rhode Island, USA
1842 Marriage / PartnerSarah SWEET and Benjamin Halsey SALISBURY 1 May 1842, Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug) (Fabyan) (Mechanicsville)
She was 19 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 Death of ChildGeorge W SALISBURY died 16 March 1845, , Rhode Island, USA
Sarah was 22 years old.
1846 Birth of ChildWilliam Henry SALISBURY was born June 1846, , Rhode Island, USA
Sarah was 23 years old.
1848 Birth of ChildBenjamin Halsey SALISBURY was born 6 May 1848, , Rhode Island, USA
Sarah was 25 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
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