Mary Jane KNAPP

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17 November 1827 , Spafford, Onondaga, New York, USA

Died

26 February 1908 , Napa, California, USA

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Born: 17 November 1827 in Spafford, Onondaga, New York, USA

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Mary Jane married Phillip Franklin SALISBURY (SALSBURY) 2 December 1845 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Phillip Franklin SALISBURY (SALSBURY) was born December 1820 in Warsaw, New York, USA. Phillip Franklin died 28 January 1907 in California, USA. Phillip Franklin was the child of Phillip SALISBURY and Clarissa CURTIS.

Mary Jane KNAPP died 26 February 1908 in Napa, California, USA.
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Phillip Franklin SALISBURY (SALSBURY)
Marriage date: 2 December 1845
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Phillip Franklin SALISBURY (SALSBURY) was the child of Phillip SALISBURY and Clarissa CURTIS

Children of Phillip Franklin SALISBURY (SALSBURY) and Mary Jane KNAPP

Luanna SALSBURY

Born: 1 July 1850, Weston, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 14 February 1899, Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Frank Knapp SALISBURY

Born: 1 December 1852, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 8 July 1917, Napa, California, USA

Quincy Kortwright SALISBURY

Born: 14 September 1857, , Michigan, USA
Died: 22 March 1905, Napa, California, USA

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Birth — 1827
17 November 1827
Spafford, Onondaga, 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

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Mary Jane KNAPP and Phillip Franklin SALISBURY (SALSBURY) 2 December 1845,

She was 18 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Luanna SALSBURY was born 1 July 1850, Weston, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Mary Jane was 22 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1852 Birth of Child
Frank Knapp SALISBURY was born 1 December 1852, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Mary Jane was 25 years old.

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.

1857 Birth of Child
Quincy Kortwright SALISBURY was born 14 September 1857, , Michigan, USA

Mary Jane was 29 years old.

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.

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

1899 Death of Child
Luanna SALSBURY died 14 February 1899, Fairfield, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Mary Jane was 71 years old.

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)

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

1905 Death of Child
Quincy Kortwright SALISBURY died 22 March 1905, Napa, California, USA

Mary Jane was 77 years old.

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)

1907 Death of Spouse/Partner
Phillip Franklin SALISBURY (SALSBURY) died 28 January 1907, , California, USA

Death — 1908
26 February 1908
Napa, California, USA
She died at the age of 80.

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