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flag female ancestor  Zidena Mira "Zenia"  KELLEY

Born
November 1827 ,  Berwick, Warren, Illinois, USA
Died
March 1866 ,  Berwick, Warren, Illinois, USA
Zidena Mira "Zenia"  married  Abraham Van Tuyl GILBERT 22 June 1848 in Warren, Illinois, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abraham Van Tuyl GILBERT  was born 29 May 1824 in Troy, New York, USA.  Abraham Van Tuyl died 23 March 1892 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA. 
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Zidena Mira "Zenia"  married  Abraham Van Tuyl GILBERT 22 June 1848 in Warren, Illinois, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abraham Van Tuyl GILBERT  was born 29 May 1824 in Troy, New York, USA.  Abraham Van Tuyl died 23 March 1892 in Monmouth, Warren, Illinois, USA. 
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Zidena Mira "Zenia" KELLEY married flag male ancestor Abraham Van Tuyl GILBERT
Marriage date: 22 June 1848
Marriage place: Warren, Illinois, USA

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BirthBirth — 1827
November 1827
Berwick, Warren, Illinois, USA
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
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)
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
marriage1848 Marriage / Partner
Zidena Mira "Zenia" KELLEY and Abraham Van Tuyl GILBERT 22 June 1848, Warren, Illinois, USA

She was 20 years old.
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
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
1862 Birth of Child
Carl Lincoln GILBERT was born 23 March 1862, Berwick, Warren, Illinois, USA

Zidena Mira "Zenia" was 34 years old.
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.
DeathDeath — 1866
March 1866
Berwick, Warren, Illinois, USA
She died at the age of 38.
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