John Anthony WOOLF

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31 July 1804 , Fordham, Bronx, New York, USA

Died

7 November 1881 , Hyde Park, Cache, Utah Territory

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Born: 31 July 1804 in Fordham, Bronx, New York, USA

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John Anthony married Sarah Ann DEVOE 30 April 1831 in Westchester, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Ann DEVOE was born 10 April 1814 in Fordham, Westchester, New York, USA. Sarah Ann died 19 March 1905 in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, USA.

John Anthony WOOLF died 7 November 1881 in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah Territory.
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Sarah Ann DEVOE
Marriage date: 30 April 1831
Marriage place: Westchester, New York, USA

Children of John Anthony WOOLF and Sarah Ann DEVOE

Absalom WOOLF

Born: 4 February 1832, Bronx, New York, USA
Died: 17 February 1910, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, USA

Married: Harriet Ann WOOD 25 March 1857

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Birth — 1804
31 July 1804
Fordham, Bronx, New York, USA

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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

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

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

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

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

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

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1831 Marriage / Partner
John Anthony WOOLF and Sarah Ann DEVOE 30 April 1831, Westchester, New York, USA

He was 26 years old.

1832 Birth of Child
Absalom WOOLF was born 4 February 1832, Bronx, New York, USA

John Anthony was 27 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.