Joseph E WIXSON

Born

25 January 1779 , Wayne, Crown Colony of New York

Died

14 February 1855 , Pickering, York, Canada West

Joseph E married Deborah TOWNSEND 20 May 1798 in Dutchess County, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Deborah TOWNSEND was born 18 November 1774 in Tioga, Crown Colony of Pennsylvania. Deborah died 7 September 1855 in Canada West.

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Joseph E WIXSON married

Deborah TOWNSEND
Marriage date: 20 May 1798
Marriage place: Dutchess County, New York, USA

Children of Joseph E WIXSON and Deborah TOWNSEND

Randal WIXSON

Born: 7 March 1799, Pickering, Durham, Upper Canada
Died: 11 November 1870, Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA

Married: Annis FENTON 31 August 1826 Place: , Upper Canada

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Birth — 1779
25 January 1779
Wayne, 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)

1798 Marriage / Partner
Joseph E WIXSON and Deborah TOWNSEND 20 May 1798, Dutchess County, New York, USA

He was 19 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Randal WIXSON was born 7 March 1799, Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada

Joseph E was 20 years old.

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)

1826 Marriage of Child
Randal WIXSON married 31 August 1826, , Upper Canada to Annis FENTON

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)

Death — 1855
14 February 1855
Pickering, York, Canada West
He died at the age of 76.

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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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