Peter RICHARDS

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abt. 1811 , Warsaw, New York, USA

Died

26 December 1865 , Chautauqua, New York, USA

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Born: abt. 1811 in Warsaw, New York, USA

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Peter married Cynthia SALISBURY 22 January 1835 in Warsaw, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Cynthia SALISBURY was born 20 December 1815 in Warsaw, New York, USA. Cynthia died 20 August 1888 in Grand Ledge, Eaton, Michigan, USA. Cynthia was the child of Samuel Hopkins SALISBURY and Achsa NOBLE.

Peter RICHARDS died 26 December 1865 in Chautauqua, New York, USA.
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Cynthia SALISBURY
Marriage date: 22 January 1835
Marriage place: Warsaw, New York, USA
Cynthia SALISBURY was the child of Samuel Hopkins SALISBURY and Achsa NOBLE

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Roxa RICHARDS

Born: abt. 1838, Harmony, Chautauqua, New York, USA
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Achsa Merca RICHARDS

Born: 20 March 1842, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Died: 28 January 1919, Lansing, Michigan, USA

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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

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.

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

1835 Marriage / Partner
Peter RICHARDS and Cynthia SALISBURY 22 January 1835, Warsaw, New York, USA

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