Jabez Fitch ST JOHN

Born

13 July 1806 , Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Died

3 August 1886 , Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

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Born: 13 July 1806 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA

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Jabez Fitch married Alzina S MOSHER abt. 1843 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Alzina S MOSHER was born abt. 1806 in New York, USA. Alzina S died 27 September 1885 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA. Alzina S was the child of George MOSHER and Patience FISH.

Jabez Fitch ST JOHN died 3 August 1886 in Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA.

son of John St John and Hannah Fitch

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Jabez Fitch ST JOHN married

Alzina S MOSHER
Marriage date: abt. 1843
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Alzina S MOSHER was the child of George MOSHER and Patience FISH

Children of Jabez Fitch ST JOHN and Alzina S MOSHER

Hannah A ST JOHN

Born: abt. 1843, Saratoga County, New York, USA
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John Simpson ST JOHN

Born: 13 August 1846, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: 8 May 1931, , Connecticut, USA

Married: Sarah Ellen CHURCHILL 1876

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Birth — 1806
13 July 1806
Ballston Spa, 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.

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

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

1846 Birth of Child
John Simpson ST JOHN was born 13 August 1846, Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, USA

Jabez Fitch was 40 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Greenfield, New York

Name: Jabes St John
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Greenfield, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 44
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1806
BirthPlace: New York, United States
House Number: 110
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Jabes St John Male 44 New York, United States
Alzina St John Female 44 New York, United States
Hanah St John Female 7 New York, United States
John Simpson Male 4 New York, United States

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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

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, New York

Name: Jabez F St John
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 64
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1805-1806
BirthPlace: New York
Page Number: 60
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Jabez F St John Male 64 New York
Alzina St John Female 54 New York
Mary Mosher Female 62 New York

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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.

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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States