Eliza Maria BURNHAM

Born

abt. 1808 , Cayuga County, New York, USA

Died

29 August 1842 , Cayuga County, New York, USA

Eliza Maria married Alexander THOMPSON abt. 1830 .
Alexander THOMPSON was born 2 May 1810 in Washington, New York, USA . Alexander died 21 September 1869 in Ledyard, New York, USA .

Parents & Family of Eliza Maria BURNHAM

Parents of Eliza Maria BURNHAM

Father

Eleazer BURNHAM

Mother

Caroline Matilda WOOD

Grandparents of Eliza Maria BURNHAM

Paternal grandparents

Asa W BURNHAM Lucy HUNTINGTON

Maternal grandparents

Walter WOOD Paulina MOSHER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Eliza Maria BURNHAM

Eliza Maria BURNHAM married

Alexander THOMPSON
Marriage date: abt. 1830
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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