flag female ancestor  Henrietta Fitzhenry  DILLON

  (b. 26 October 1825 ,  Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA   d. 15 December 1910 ,  Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA )  

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Henrietta Fitzhenry DILLON was born 26 October 1825 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA

Henrietta Fitzhenry DILLON was the child of ?   and   ?

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Henrietta Fitzhenry  married  Charles Maurice Tallyrand MCCAULEY abt. 1845 .  The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Charles Maurice Tallyrand MCCAULEY  was born 1 July 1819 in Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA.  Charles Maurice Tallyrand died 18 June 1896 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA.  Charles Maurice Tallyrand was the child of William MCCAULEY and Virginia Jane STEWART.

Henrietta Fitzhenry DILLON died 15 December 1910 in Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA.
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Henrietta Fitzhenry DILLON married US Civil War Soldiers flag male ancestor Charles Maurice Tallyrand MCCAULEY-- Date: abt. 1845 Place: 
Charles Maurice Tallyrand MCCAULEY was the child of William MCCAULEY and Virginia Jane STEWART




Children of Charles Maurice Tallyrand MCCAULEY and Henrietta Fitzhenry DILLON:

flag male ancestor Thomas Dillon MCCAULEY (b.22 January 1846, Union, North Carolina, USA  d. 19 June 1886, Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA)

flag female ancestor Anna MCCAULEY (b.25 November 1847, Union, North Carolina, USA  d. 6 July 1914, Monroe, North Carolina, USA)

flag male ancestor William MCCAULEY (b.June 1849, Union, North Carolina, USA  d. 9 March 1925, Monroe, North Carolina, USA)

flag female ancestor Emmaline MCCAULEY (b.4 March 1852, Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA  d. 25 February 1925, Morgantown, Alamance, North Carolina, USA)

flag male ancestor Maurice Edward MCCAULEY (b.November 1858, Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA  d. 14 August 1928, Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA)

flag male ancestor Matthew MCCAULEY (b.13 January 1861, , North Carolina, USA  d. 3 October 1931, , Arkansas, USA)



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birth1825 Birth
26 October 1825
Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1846 Birth of Child
Thomas Dillon MCCAULEY was born 22 January 1846, Union, North Carolina, USA

Henrietta Fitzhenry was 20 years old.
1847 Birth of Child
Anna MCCAULEY was born 25 November 1847, Union, North Carolina, USA

Henrietta Fitzhenry was 22 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
1849 Birth of Child
William MCCAULEY was born June 1849, Union, North Carolina, USA

Henrietta Fitzhenry was 23 years old.
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1852 Birth of Child
Emmaline MCCAULEY was born 4 March 1852, Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA

Henrietta Fitzhenry was 26 years old.
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1858 Birth of Child
Maurice Edward MCCAULEY was born November 1858, Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA

Henrietta Fitzhenry was 33 years old.
1861 Birth of Child
Matthew MCCAULEY was born 13 January 1861, , North Carolina, USA

Henrietta Fitzhenry was 35 years old.
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
1886 Death of Child
Thomas Dillon MCCAULEY died 19 June 1886, Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA

Henrietta Fitzhenry was 60 years old.
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
1896 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Maurice Tallyrand MCCAULEY died 18 June 1896, Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
Invention 1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.
Invention In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.
Invention 1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)
Invention 1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)
U.S. President1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States
death1910 Death
15 December 1910
Monroe, Union, North Carolina, USA

She died at the age of 85.
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