Rachel Matilda
MITTS
Born
5 September 1823
,
Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan Territory
Died
8 April 1899
,
Huntingdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Rachel Matilda MITTS was born 5 September 1823 in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan Territory
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Rachel Matilda married Jacob Fralick SALISBURY 13 July 1841 in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacob Fralick SALISBURY was born 28 May 1814 in South Fredericksburgh, Ontario, Canada. Jacob Fralick died 23 March 1888 in Huntingdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada. Jacob Fralick was the child of Benjamin SALISBURY and Elizabeth FROLICH (FRALICK).
Rachel Matilda MITTS died 8 April 1899 in Huntingdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada.
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Jacob Fralick SALISBURY-- Date: 13 July 1841 Place: Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Jacob Fralick SALISBURY was the child of Benjamin SALISBURY and Elizabeth FROLICH (FRALICK)
Jacob Fralick SALISBURY-- Date: 13 July 1841 Place: Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, CanadaJacob Fralick SALISBURY was the child of Benjamin SALISBURY and Elizabeth FROLICH (FRALICK)
Children of Jacob Fralick SALISBURY and Rachel Matilda MITTS
Walter Jacob SALISBURY (b.07 09 1861, Moira, Canada West d. 06 06 1943, Moira, Ontario, Canada)m. Lillian Grace HAIGHT 26 February 1896
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1823 Birth 5 September 1823
Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan Territory
1841 Marriage / PartnerRachel Matilda MITTS and Jacob Fralick SALISBURY 13 July 1841, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada
She was 17 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)
1861 Birth of ChildWalter Jacob SALISBURY was born 07 09 1861, Moira, Ontario, Canada
Rachel Matilda was 37 years old.
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1888 Death of Spouse/PartnerJacob Fralick SALISBURY died 23 March 1888, Huntingdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1899 Death 8 April 1899
Huntingdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
She died at the age of 75.
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The name Michigan is based on a native American (Chippewa) word; 'meicigama' (meaning 'great water,' a word referring to Lake Superior). (statesymbolsusa.org)January 26, 1837 - Michigan becomes 26th U.S. state
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