Elizabeth STACY

Born

12 February 1784 , Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

Died

21 January 1862 , Port Rowan, Walsingham, Norfolk, Canada West

Elizabeth married John KILLMASTER abt. 1813 in Upper Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John KILLMASTER was born 23 December 1781 in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England. John died 28 November 1861 in Port Rowan, Walsingham, Norfolk, Canada West.

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth STACY

Elizabeth STACY married

John KILLMASTER
Marriage date: abt. 1813
Marriage place: , Upper Canada

Children of John KILLMASTER and Elizabeth STACY

George A KILLMASTER

Born: abt. 1815, Port Rowan, Norfolk, Upper Canada
Died: 25 August 1872, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Married: Eliza C SCHERMERHORN 30 May 1841

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Birth — 1784
12 February 1784
Detroit, French Settlement (now Michigan)

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

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

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

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

1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
John KILLMASTER died 28 November 1861, Port Rowan, Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Death — 1862
21 January 1862
Port Rowan, Walsingham, Norfolk, Canada West
She died at the age of 77.

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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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