George Lindsay BRAGDON

Born

abt. 1805 , Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Died

31 October 1879 ,

George Lindsay married Eliza SALISBURY abt. 1829 .
Eliza SALISBURY was born 10 April 1805 in Lebanon, New York, USA. Eliza died 29 September 1893 in Richland, New York, USA . Eliza was the child of Archibald SALISBURY and Phebe HARTSHORN .

Parents & Family of George Lindsay BRAGDON

Parents of George Lindsay BRAGDON

Father

Not yet recorded

Mother

Not yet recorded

Grandparents of George Lindsay BRAGDON

Paternal grandparents

Paternal grandfather not yet recorded Paternal grandmother not yet recorded

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of George Lindsay BRAGDON

George Lindsay BRAGDON married

Eliza SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1829
Marriage place:
Eliza SALISBURY was the child of Archibald SALISBURY and Phebe HARTSHORN

Children of George Lindsay BRAGDON and Eliza SALISBURY

No children are currently listed for this couple.

Add Life Event

Have another record or photo?
Add a life event, census record, military record, obituary, achievement, or photograph for George Lindsay BRAGDON.

Life & Records

Photos, life events, and historical records for George Lindsay BRAGDON.

How to read this timeline
Records about George Lindsay BRAGDON and family appear alongside historical events from the same years. Each item is labeled so you can quickly tell family records from historical context.

Show:

Use these buttons to focus on the ancestor's own records or the wider historical context.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

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

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

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

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

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

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

RECORD HISTORY

About this genealogy record

Added 8/18/2026 2:37:53 PM

Last updated 8/18/2026 2:38:10 PM

MORE WAYS TO EXPLORE

Explore George Lindsay BRAGDON's Family & History

View charts and other tools for this ancestor and family.

Pedigree Chart

View this ancestor's family line in a traditional pedigree chart.

Prefer a printed chart?

Large-print blank pedigree chart (6 generations / 64 names)

Family Group Record

See spouses, children, and key family details together.

Prefer a printed worksheet?

Large-print two-sided family group sheets

The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state

BIRTHPLACE