Nicholas J SHAVER

Born

16 November 1793 , Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA

Died

18 April 1858 , Edwardsburgh Township, Leeds and Grenville, Canada West

Nicholas J married Mary BROUSE abt. 1818 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary BROUSE was born abt. 1796 in Matilda, Dundas, Upper Canada. Mary died 29 January 1890 in Edwardsburgh Cardinal, Leeds and Grenville, Ontario, Canada. Mary was the child of Peter BROUSE and Anna Catherine CARMAN .

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Nicholas J SHAVER married

Mary BROUSE
Marriage date: abt. 1818
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Mary BROUSE was the child of Peter BROUSE and Anna Catherine CARMAN

Children of Nicholas J SHAVER and Mary BROUSE

Levius SHAVER

Born: 2 April 1820,
Died: 3 February 1883, Montgomery, New York, USA

Married: Catharine MELVIN 7 March 1842

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Birth — 1793
16 November 1793
Fonda, Montgomery, New York, USA

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)

Death — 1858
18 April 1858
Edwardsburgh Township, Leeds and Grenville, Canada West
He died at the age of 64.

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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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