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flag female ancestor  Polly Ann  CHANDLER

Born
2 June 1826 ,  Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died
31 August 1906 ,  Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
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Born: 2 June 1826 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

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Polly Ann  married  Augustus GALUSHA 24 January 1854 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Augustus GALUSHA  was born 20 February 1823 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA .  Augustus died 20 June 1905 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA .  Augustus was the child of George GALUSHA and Lucy BURNHAM.

Polly Ann CHANDLER died 31 August 1906 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA .



daughter of Glen Chandler and Polly Ann Woodward

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Polly Ann CHANDLER

Polly Ann CHANDLER married flag male ancestor Augustus GALUSHA
Marriage date: 24 January 1854
Marriage place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
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Augustus GALUSHA was the child of George GALUSHA and Lucy BURNHAM

Marriage notes:
name: Augustus Galusha
event: Marriage
event date: 24 Jan 1854
event place: Shaftsbury, , Vermont, United States
gender: Male
age:
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spouse: Polly Ann Chandler
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film number: 27505
digital folder number: 004543214
image number: 00720
"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Augustus Galusha and Polly Ann Chandler, 1854.

Children of Augustus GALUSHA and Polly Ann CHANDLER



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BirthBirth — 1826
2 June 1826
Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
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
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
marriage1854 Marriage / Partner
Polly Ann CHANDLER and Augustus GALUSHA 24 January 1854, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

She was 27 years old.
1855 Birth of Child
Herbert Augustus GALUSHA was born 26 August 1855, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Polly Ann was 29 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
1860 Birth of Child
Adah Everts GALUSHA was born 15 January 1860, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Polly Ann was 33 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
1861 Death of Child
Herbert Augustus GALUSHA died 26 March 1861, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Polly Ann was 34 years old.
1862 Birth of Child
Clarence C GALUSHA was born 12 August 1862, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Polly Ann was 36 years old.
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)
1865 Birth of Child
Nellie J GALUSHA was born 7 February 1865, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Polly Ann was 38 years old.
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.
1867 Death of Child
Clarence C GALUSHA died 23 February 1867, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Polly Ann was 40 years old.
1867 Birth of Child
George GALUSHA was born 18 September 1867, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Polly Ann was 41 years old.
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)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
marriage1885 Marriage of Child
Nellie J GALUSHA married 24 September 1885, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA to James S VOSBURGH
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
marriage1889 Marriage of Child
George GALUSHA married 19 June 1889, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA to Edith Luella FRISBIE
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.
Invention 1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
U.S. President1901 - 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.
Invention 1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Invention 1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)
News1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.
1905 Death of Spouse/Partner
Augustus GALUSHA died 20 June 1905, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)
Polly Ann CHANDLER - Grave
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Shaftsbury Center Cemetery
Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

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DeathDeath — 1906
31 August 1906
Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
She died at the age of 80.
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Shaftsbury Center Cemetery
(near Baptist church)
Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Historical names: South, Center
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