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flag male ancestor  James M  LIVESAY

Born
7 November 1811 ,  New York, USA
Died
11 April 1885 ,  Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
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Born: 7 November 1811 in New York, USA

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James M  married  Orpha Armenia SALISBURY 14 January 1841 in Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA .  The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Orpha Armenia SALISBURY  was born 13 December 1811 in New York, USA.  Orpha Armenia died 6 December 1860 in Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.  Orpha Armenia was the child of Phillip SALISBURY and Clarissa CURTIS.

James M LIVESAY died 11 April 1885 in Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.
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Spouse & Children of James M LIVESAY

James M LIVESAY married flag female ancestor Orpha Armenia SALISBURY
Marriage date: 14 January 1841
Marriage place: Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Orpha Armenia SALISBURY was the child of Phillip SALISBURY and Clarissa CURTIS

Children of James M LIVESAY and Orpha Armenia SALISBURY

flag female ancestor Ellen M LIVESAY
Born: 23 November 1842, Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: abt. 1921,


flag female ancestor Mary Love LIVESAY
Born: 29 May 1844, Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 18 January 1927, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA


flag male ancestor George Washington LIVESAY
Born: 10 July 1847, , Michigan, USA
Died: 11 April 1922,


flag male ancestor Francis Marion LIVESAY
Born: 23 August 1850, , Michigan, USA
Died: 22 August 1930, Jasper, Lenawee, Michigan, USA




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BirthBirth — 1811
7 November 1811
New York, USA
NewsThe 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.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
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.
marriage1841 Marriage / Partner
James M LIVESAY and Orpha Armenia SALISBURY 14 January 1841, Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

He was 29 years old.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
1842 Birth of Child
Ellen M LIVESAY was born 23 November 1842, Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

James M was 31 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)
1844 Birth of Child
Mary Love LIVESAY was born 29 May 1844, Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

James M was 32 years old.
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
1847 Birth of Child
George Washington LIVESAY was born 10 July 1847, , Michigan, USA

James M was 35 years old.
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
1850 Birth of Child
Francis Marion LIVESAY was born 23 August 1850, , Michigan, USA

James M was 38 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
1860 Death of Spouse/Partner
Orpha Armenia SALISBURY died 6 December 1860, Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
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)
DeathDeath — 1885
11 April 1885
Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 73.
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