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flag female ancestor  Mary E  FITCH

Born
19 September 1823 ,  LeRoy, Genesee, New York, USA
Died
16 February 1901 ,  Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Mary E  married  Preserved Salisbury WAITE 17 May 1849 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Preserved Salisbury WAITE  was born 1 June 1818 in Halfmoon, New York, USA .  Preserved Salisbury died 31 October 1904 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.  Preserved Salisbury was the child of George WAITE and Betsey SALISBURY .
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Mary E  married  Preserved Salisbury WAITE 17 May 1849 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA .  The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Preserved Salisbury WAITE  was born 1 June 1818 in Halfmoon, New York, USA .  Preserved Salisbury died 31 October 1904 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.  Preserved Salisbury was the child of George WAITE and Betsey SALISBURY.
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Mary E FITCH married flag male ancestor Preserved Salisbury WAITE
Marriage date: 17 May 1849
Marriage place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Preserved Salisbury WAITE was the child of George WAITE and Betsey SALISBURY

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BirthBirth — 1823
19 September 1823
LeRoy, Genesee, New York, USA
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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
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
marriage1849 Marriage / Partner
Mary E FITCH and Preserved Salisbury WAITE 17 May 1849, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

She was 25 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
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
1853 Birth of Child
William Thomas WAITE was born 23 May 1853, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Mary E was 29 years old.
1855 Birth of Child
Margaret Ann WAITE was born 30 July 1855, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Mary E was 31 years old.
1856 Birth of Child
George F WAITE was born 26 March 1856, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Mary E was 32 years old.
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.
1857 Birth of Child
Edwin Hays WAITE was born 13 August 1857, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Mary E was 33 years old.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1859 Birth of Child
Emma Amelia WAITE was born 23 March 1859, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Mary E was 35 years old.
1861 Birth of Child
John Hempstead WAITE was born 30 January 1861, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Mary E was 37 years old.
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
1870 Birth of Child
Benjamin Asa WAITE was born 20 February 1870, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Mary E was 46 years old.
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)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
DeathDeath — 1901
16 February 1901
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
She died at the age of 77.
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