Nancy BEACH

Born

27 August 1794 , Essex, New York, USA

Died

24 September 1864 , Winchester, North Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Canada West

Nancy married Joseph MELVIN abt. 1812 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph MELVIN was born abt. 1791 in Essex, New York, USA. Joseph died 28 November 1822 in Upper Canada.

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Nancy BEACH married

Joseph MELVIN
Marriage date: abt. 1812
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Children of Joseph MELVIN and Nancy BEACH

Catharine MELVIN

Born: 24 August 1818, South Gower, Grenville, Upper Canada
Died: 23 February 1899, South Gower, Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Married: Levius SHAVER 7 March 1842

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Birth — 1794
27 August 1794
Essex, New York, USA

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

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

1818 Birth of Child
Catharine MELVIN was born 24 August 1818, South Gower, Grenville, Ontario, Canada

Nancy was 24 years old.

1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph MELVIN died 28 November 1822, , Ontario, Canada

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

Death — 1864
24 September 1864
Winchester, North Dundas, Stormont Dundas and Glengarry, Canada West
She died at the age of 70.

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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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