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flag male ancestor  Moses B  SALISBURY

Born
20 May 1812 Scipio, New York, USA
Died
4 October 1896 Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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Born: 20 May 1812 in Scipio, New York, USA

Paternal grandparents: Nathan SALISBURY , Mary SPRAGUE


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Moses B  married  Lodema Caroline HYAMES 8 January 1835 in Monroe, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Lodema Caroline HYAMES  was born 13 March 1816 in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, USA.  Lodema Caroline died 19 September 1901 in Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. 

Moses B SALISBURY died 4 October 1896 in Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Moses B SALISBURY

Moses B SALISBURY married flag female ancestor Lodema Caroline HYAMES
Marriage date: 8 January 1835
Marriage place: Monroe, New York, USA

Children of Moses B SALISBURY and Lodema Caroline HYAMES

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Frances Amelia SALISBURY
Born: 10 September 1841, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 5 July 1929, Waverly Township, Van Buren, Michigan, USA

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Alvah B SALISBURY
Born: 14 December 1843, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 17 December 1907, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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Flora J SALISBURY
Born: 8 March 1849, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 2 June 1930, Dover Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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Ellen Caroline SALISBURY
Born: 10 March 1855, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 6 September 1855, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA



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BirthBirth — 1812
20 May 1812
Scipio, New York, USA
marriage1835 Marriage / Partner
Moses B SALISBURY and Lodema Caroline HYAMES 8 January 1835, Monroe, New York, USA

He was 22 years old.
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.
1841 Birth of Child
Frances Amelia SALISBURY was born 10 September 1841, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Moses B was 29 years old.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1843 Birth of Child
Alvah B SALISBURY was born 14 December 1843, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Moses B was 31 years old.
1847 Birth of Child
Sarah Caroline SALISBURY was born 18 January 1847, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Moses B was 34 years old.
1849 Birth of Child
Flora J SALISBURY was born 8 March 1849, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Moses B was 36 years old.
1855 Birth of Child
Ellen Caroline SALISBURY was born 10 March 1855, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Moses B was 42 years old.
1861 Death of Child
Amanda M "Manda" SALISBURY died 5 July 1861, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Moses B was 49 years old.
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1873 Death of Child
Mary M SALISBURY died 2 November 1873, Medina, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Moses B was 61 years old.
Death
Oct. 9, 1896 p. 1
MOSES B. SALISBURY
of Medina twp. d. Oct. 4, 1896. One of Michigans early pioneers; he came to Mich. 1841. b. in town of Scipio, Cauyga co., N.Y. May 20, 1812. A few yrs. after his birth his parents moved to Clarkson, Monroe co. He m. Caroline L. Hyames Jan. 8. 1835, living there a few yrs. Coming to Mich. 1841 he settled in Medina twp. on farm where he res. til death. Leaves wife and 5 children - Albert J. of Kan. Mrs. Francis A. Frisbie of Vanburen co. Mich; Albert B. of Medina, Mrs. Sarah C. Yeagley of Hudson and Miss Flora J. of Median. At time of death he was aged 84y 4m 14d. Funeral held at Bapt. church, Medina Tues. Oct. 6th by Rev. H.A. Putnam of Hudson; interment in Medina cemetery.
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Medina Village Cemetery Medina, Lenawee County, Michigan, USA
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