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flag male ancestor  James Lewis  HOWARD

Born
abt. 1830 ,  Saratoga, New York, USA
Died
11 June 1887 ,  Wilton, Saratoga, New York, USA
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Peter HOWARDRhoda RANDALL
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James Lewis HOWARD was born abt. 1830 in Saratoga, New York, USA

James Lewis HOWARD was the child of Peter HOWARD   and   Rhoda RANDALL
and the grandchild of: (maternal)  Reuben RANDALL and Deborah MOSHER

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James Lewis  married  Rebecca Adaline HAMM 20 January 1857 in Saratoga, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Rebecca Adaline HAMM  was born 8 January 1840 in Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory).  Rebecca Adaline died 30 November 1901 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA. 

James Lewis HOWARD died 11 June 1887 in Wilton, Saratoga, New York, USA.
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James Lewis HOWARD married flag female ancestor Rebecca Adaline HAMM-- Date: 20 January 1857 Place: Saratoga, New York, USA

Children of James Lewis HOWARD and Rebecca Adaline HAMM

flag male ancestor John William HOWARD (b.November 1857, Saratoga, New York, USA   d. abt. 1932, )

flag female ancestor Lucinda Caroline HOWARD (b.abt. 1858, Saratoga, New York, USA   d. 14 January 1920, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA)

flag male ancestor George Peter HOWARD (b.abt. 1871, Saratoga, New York, USA   d. 3 April 1952, Gloversville, New York, USA)

flag male ancestor Seymour A HOWARD (b.6 August 1876, Milton, Ulster, New York, USA  d. 9 June 1967, , New York, USA)



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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
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
marriage1857 Marriage / Partner
James Lewis HOWARD and Rebecca Adaline HAMM 20 January 1857, Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory)
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.
1857 Birth of Child
John William HOWARD was born November 1857, Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory)
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
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.
1876 Birth of Child
Seymour A HOWARD was born 6 August 1876, Milton, Ulster, New York, USA
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
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
death1887 Death
11 June 1887
Wilton, Saratoga, New York, USA
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