Jane VAN TASSEL

Born

26 June 1777 , Greenburgh, Crown Colony of New York

Died

19 December 1865 , Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Born: 26 June 1777 in Greenburgh, Crown Colony of New York

Parents of Jane VAN TASSEL

Father

Abraham VAN TASSELL

Mother

Maretje WALDRON

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Jane married Conrad HANDSPIKER 25 December 1809 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Conrad HANDSPIKER was born abt. 1776 in Crown Colony of New Jersey. Conrad died 20 August 1868 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Conrad was the child of Conrad HANDSPIKER and Anna UXOR.

Jane VAN TASSEL died 19 December 1865 in Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jane VAN TASSEL

Jane VAN TASSEL married

Conrad HANDSPIKER
Marriage date: 25 December 1809
Marriage place: Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Conrad HANDSPIKER was the child of Conrad HANDSPIKER and Anna UXOR

Children of Conrad HANDSPIKER and Jane VAN TASSEL

Jesse HANDSPIKER

Born: 23 January 1817, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: 12 March 1913, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: Bethia HANSELSPIKER (HANDELSPIKER) 1841

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Birth — 1777
26 June 1777
Greenburgh, Crown Colony of New York

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1809 Marriage / Partner
Jane VAN TASSEL and Conrad HANDSPIKER 25 December 1809, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

She was 32 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
Jesse HANDSPIKER was born 23 January 1817, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada

Jane was 39 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

Death — 1865
19 December 1865
Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
She died at the age of 88.

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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