Lydia B CLOSE

(b. 5 October 1805 , Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. 18 December 1883 , Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA )

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Lydia B CLOSE was born 5 October 1805 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Lydia B CLOSE was the child of ? and ?

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Lydia B married Shephard RANDALL 17 January 1828 in Saratoga County, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Shephard RANDALL was born 19 March 1802 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA. Shephard died 10 December 1881 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA. Shephard was the child of Reuben RANDALL and Deborah MOSHER.

Lydia B CLOSE died 18 December 1883 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA.

daughter of Benjamin Close and Rhoda Bishop

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Lydia B CLOSE married

Shephard RANDALL-- Date: 17 January 1828 Place: Saratoga County, New York, USA
Shephard RANDALL was the child of Reuben RANDALL and Deborah MOSHER

Children of Shephard RANDALL and Lydia B CLOSE:

Charles E RANDALL (b.abt. 1831, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. abt. 1891, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA)

Harmon Seth RANDALL (b.15 July 1832, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. 6 December 1902, Ballston Spa, New York, USA )

Lewis D RANDALL (b.March 1837, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. , )

Delphiene Nancy RANDALL (b.abt. 1837, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. 15 February 1899, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA)

Elizabeth Louisa RANDALL (b.abt. 1842, Saratoga County, New York, USA d. , )

Merilda Annette RANDALL (b.abt. 1849, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA d. 20 October 1925, Milton, Saratoga, New York, USA)

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1805 Birth
5 October 1805
Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1828 Marriage / Partner
Lydia B CLOSE and Shephard RANDALL 17 January 1828, Saratoga County, New York, USA

She was 22 years old.

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

1832 Birth of Child
Harmon Seth RANDALL was born 15 July 1832, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Lydia B was 26 years old.

1837 Birth of Child
Lewis D RANDALL was born March 1837, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Lydia B was 31 years old.

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 - 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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

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.

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

1860 - Greenfield, Saratoga, New York
Name: Lydia B Randall
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1805
Gender: Female
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York
Post Office: Middle Grove
Family Number: 202

Household Members:
Name Age
Shepherd Randall 58
Lydia B Randall 55
Harmon Randall 27
Lewis Randall 21
Elisabeth L Randall 18
Annette Randall 12

1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Greenfield, Saratoga, New York
Name: Lydia B Randall
Age in 1870: 64
Birth Year: abt 1806
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Greenfield Center

Household Members:
Name Age
Shephard Randall 57
Lydia B Randall 64
Harmon S Randall 37
Lewis D Randall 38
M Annette Randall 20

1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 - Greenfield, Saratoga, New York
Name: Lydia B Randall
Age: 70
Gender: Female
Birth Year: abt 1805
Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
Residence Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA
Election District: E.D. 02
Household number: 23
Relation to Head: Wife
Spouse's Name: Shepherd Randall
Line Number: 40
Sheet Number: 2
Household Members:
Name Age
Shepherd Randall 73
Lydia B Randall 70

1875 New York State Census
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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.