Clara SALISBURY

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23 October 1791 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Died

12 October 1863 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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Hezekiah SALISBURY Hannah WOODWARD

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Born: 23 October 1791 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Father: Hezekiah SALISBURY

Mother: Hannah WOODWARD

Paternal grandparents: Hezekiah SALISBURY , Abigail ADY (EDDY)

Clara SALISBURY died 12 October 1863 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA .
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Birth
Name: Clara Salsbury
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 23 Oct 1791
Event Place: Brattleboro, , Vermont, United States
Gender: Female
Age:
Birth Year (Estimated):
Father's Name: Hezekiah Salsbury
Mother's Name: Hannah Woodward
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
GS Film number: 27677
Digital Folder Number: 004705262
Image Number: 01596

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ V8MY-MLF : accessed 08 Dec 2013), Hezekiah Salsbury in entry for Clara Salsbury, 1791.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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

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

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

Death
Name: Clarissa Salisbury
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 12 Oct 1863
Event Place: Brattleboro, , Vermont, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 72
Birth Year (Estimated): 1791
Father's Name: Hezekiah Salisbury
Mother's Name:
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
GS Film number: 27677
Digital Folder Number: 004705262
Image Number: 01249

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 08 Dec 2013), Hezekiah Salisbury in entry for Clarissa Salisbury, 1863.
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

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French explorer Samuel de Champlain called the Green Mountains of Vermont 'Verd Mont' (green mountain) on his 1647 map. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1791 - Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
March 4, 1791 - Vermont becomes 14th U.S. state

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