Winslow COLE

Born

abt. 1793 , Vermont, USA

Died

5 May 1873 , Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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Peleg COLE Mary SALISBURY

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Born: abt. 1793 in Vermont, USA

Father: Peleg COLE

Mother: Mary SALISBURY

Maternal grandparents: Ephraim SALISBURY , Martha COLE

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Winslow married Diadema GALLAP abt. 1821 in Erie, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Diadema GALLAP was born 25 January 1807 in Middlefield, Otsego, New York, USA. Diadema died 25 July 1832 in New York, USA.

Winslow married (2) Betsey MEYERS abt. 1833 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Betsey MEYERS was born 27 March 1806 in New York, USA. Betsey died 21 September 1851 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.

Winslow COLE died 5 May 1873 in Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.
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Winslow COLE married

Diadema GALLAP
Marriage date: abt. 1821
Marriage place: Erie, New York, USA

Children of Winslow COLE and Diadema GALLAP

Riley COLE

Born: 23 April 1822, , New York, USA
Died: 8 September 1912, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Marvin COLE

Born: 29 December 1823, Clarence, Erie, New York, USA
Died: 17 December 1913, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Caroline A COLE

Born: May 1827, Clarence, Erie, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1911, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Eunice Alnis COLE

Born: abt. 1829, Clarence, Erie, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1902, Jackson, Michigan, USA

Winslow COLE married

Betsey MEYERS
Marriage date: abt. 1833
Marriage place: , New York, USA

Children of Winslow COLE and Betsey MEYERS

Diadama COLE

Born: 16 March 1834, , New York, USA
Died: 22 December 1908, Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

David H COLE

Born: 19 October 1835, , New York, USA
Died: 7 November 1920, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Lysander COLE

Born: 25 July 1838, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 2 July 1902, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Philander COLE

Born: 25 July 1838, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 28 August 1918, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Danford COLE

Born: 3 June 1841, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 12 September 1851, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Larkin Perry COLE

Born: 7 April 1843, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 13 October 1917, Onsted, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Orpheus F COLE

Born: 21 April 1845, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 12 February 1919, Cambridge Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

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

1822 Birth of Child
Riley COLE was born 23 April 1822, , New York, USA

1823 Birth of Child
Marvin COLE was born 29 December 1823, Clarence, Erie, New York, USA

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Caroline A COLE was born May 1827, Clarence, Erie, New York, USA

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

1832 Death of Spouse/Partner
Diadema GALLAP died 25 July 1832, , New York, USA

1834 Birth of Child
Diadama COLE was born 16 March 1834, , New York, USA

1835 Birth of Child
David H COLE was born 19 October 1835, , New York, USA

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Lysander COLE was born 25 July 1838, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

1838 Birth of Child
Philander COLE was born 25 July 1838, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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

1841 Birth of Child
Danford COLE was born 3 June 1841, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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
Larkin Perry COLE was born 7 April 1843, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, 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

1845 Birth of Child
Orpheus F COLE was born 21 April 1845, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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

1851 Death of Child
Danford COLE died 12 September 1851, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

1851 Death of Spouse/Partner
Betsey MEYERS died 21 September 1851, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

Death — 1873
5 May 1873
Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

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1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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