Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY

Born

abt. 1841 , Valpariso, Indiana, USA

Died

2 February 1920 , Portland, Oregon, USA

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George W SALISBURY Abby Romaine (Abbie) DICKENSEN? DICKINSON?

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Born: abt. 1841 in Valpariso, Indiana, USA

Father: George W SALISBURY

Mother: Abby Romaine (Abbie) DICKENSEN? DICKINSON?

Paternal grandparents: Cummings (Cummins) (Cumins) (Benjamin) SALISBURY , Elizabeth MOSHER

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Sarah Hazeltine married Richard WILLIAMS 27 March 1858 in Clackamas, Oregon, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Richard WILLIAMS was born abt. 1826 in Madeira Islands, Madeira, Portugal. Richard died 29 June 1898 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY died 2 February 1920 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Adopted by Zachariah C Norton and his wife Caroline (see person 301498) after the death of her parents.

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OREGON DAILY JOURNAL
Wednesday, Feb 04, 1920
Portland, OR
Page:
3
claims that she was born in Springfield, Mass., where her father practiced medicine before coming to Oregon. It leaves out everything about Valparaiso.

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Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY married

Richard WILLIAMS
Marriage date: 27 March 1858
Marriage place: Clackamas, Oregon, USA

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Children of Richard WILLIAMS and Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY

George Richard WILLIAMS

Born: abt. 1859, , Oregon, USA
Died: 6 August 1862, Portland, Oregon, USA

Edward WILLIAMS

Born: abt. 1860, , Oregon, USA
Died: ,

Alice WILLIAMS

Born: abt. 1861, , Oregon, USA
Died: December 1903, Seattle, Washington, USA

Married: James BAWDEN 21 February 1901

Caroline M "Carrie" WILLIAMS

Born: 6 August 1864, Portland, Oregon, USA
Died: 27 December 1946, Portland, Oregon, USA

Franklin WILLIAMS

Born: abt. 1866, , Oregon, USA
Died: abt. 1878,

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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.

1858 Marriage / Partner
Sarah Hazeltine SALISBURY and Richard WILLIAMS 27 March 1858, Clackamas, Oregon, USA

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

1860 - Portland, Oregon

Name

Sarah Williams
Sex

Female
Age

19
Birth Year (Estimated)

1841
Birthplace

Massachusetts
Race

White
Event Type

Census
Event Date

1860
Event Place

Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Page Number

54
Affiliate Publication Number

M653
Affiliate Name

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Other People on This Record

Richd Williams
M 33 Madeira
Geo Williams
M 1 Oregon
Edwin Williams
M 0 Oregon
Mary M Salisbery
F 21 Massachusetts

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1862 Death of Child
George Richard WILLIAMS died 6 August 1862, Portland, Oregon, USA

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)

1864 Birth of Child
Caroline M "Carrie" WILLIAMS was born 6 August 1864, Portland, Oregon, USA

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 - Portland, Oregon

Name

Sarah Williams
Sex

Female
Age

29
Birth Year (Estimated)

1841
Birthplace

Indiana
Race

White
Event Type

Census
Event Date

1870
Event Place

Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Household Identifier

1176
Line Number

14
Page Number

158
Affiliate Publication Number

M593
Affiliate Name

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
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Richd Williams
M 44 Madeira Islands
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Name

Richd Williams
Sex

Male
Age

44
Birth Year (Estimated)

1826
Birthplace

Madeira Islands
Race

White
Relationship to Head of Household

Head
Event Type

Census
Event Date

1870
Event Place

Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Household Identifier

1176
Line Number

14
Page Number

158
Affiliate Publication Number

M593
Affiliate Name

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Edward

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 Death of Spouse/Partner
Richard WILLIAMS died 29 June 1898, Portland, Oregon, USA

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - 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.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Death of Child
Alice WILLIAMS died December 1903, Seattle, Washington, USA

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Portland, Oregon

Name

Sarah H Williams
Sex

Female
Age

67
Birth Year (Estimated)

1843
Birthplace

Massachusetts
Marital Status

Widowed
Race

White
Relationship to Head of Household

Head
Father's Birthplace

England
Mother's Birthplace

Massachusetts
Event Type

Census
Event Date

1910
Event Place

Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States

Event Place (Original)

Portland Ward 2, 135, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Sheet Letter

B
Sheet Number

5
Affiliate Publication Number

T624
Affiliate Name

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Sarah H Williams's Spouses and Children

Carolina N Williams
Daughter F 47 Oregon

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1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

Death Information

Salisbury, Sarah H
Person Profile
Alias
Gender Female Ethnicity
Date of Birth 30 May 1840 Place of Birth IN
Alt. Date of Birth 1843 Occupation
Date of Death 04 Feb 1920 Place of Death Portland, Multnomah Co., OR
Alt. Date of Death Place of Burial Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
Mother Dickinson, Abby Date of Arrival 1850
Father Salisbury, George Washington

Marriage Information
Spouse Date Location
Williams, Richard M 27 Mar 1858 Clackamas Co., OR

Associated Records
Event Document Type Date Location Number Source
Death Certificate 4 Feb 1920 Portland, Multnomah Co., OR dc

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Associated Persons
Name Gender Birthdate Relation
Dickinson, Abby Female 1812 Mother
Salisbury, George Washington Male 1813 Father
Williams, Richard M Male 1835 Spouse

Census Events
Year Census Type State Location Household No. Age Vol Pg No.
1850 Federal OR Washington

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Obituary

MRS. S. S. WILLIAMS DIES

Pioneer of 1846 and Widow of River Captain is Dead.

Mrs. Sarah Salisbury Williams, widow of Captain Richard Williams, and an Oregon pioneer of 1846, died in this city yesterday. She was 79 years old and a native of Massachusetts. She crossed the plains when 5 years old.

Mrs. Williams was married in 1856 to Captain Richard Williams, on of the early river captains of Oregon. Their home was for many years on the site now occupied by the People's institute at Fourth and Burnside streets.

Mrs. Williams is survived by two daughters, Mrs. William M. Foote of New York and Miss Caroline Williams of Portland.

Funeral arrangements have not been made.

Source / record details

Morning Oregonian
Portland, Oregon
February 3, 1920

Obituary

WILLIAMS - Sarah Salisbury Williams, aged 79 years, widow of the late Captain Richard Williams, and mother of Caroline Williams of this city and Mrs. William M. Foote of N.Y., died February 2. Funeral services to be held Wednesday, February 4, at Heiman's chapel 2 P.M. Friends invited, please omit flowers.

Oregonian, Portland, Oregon - February 4, 1920

FINAL RESTING PLACE