Wales Cheney MAYNARD

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27 February 1813 , Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Died

abt. 1901 , Auburn, New York, USA

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Samuel MAYNARD Betsey THAYER

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Born: 27 February 1813 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Samuel MAYNARD

Mother: Betsey THAYER

Maternal grandparents: Joel THAYER , Susannah CHENEY

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Wales Cheney married Electa S SALISBURY abt. 1840 . Electa S SALISBURY was born abt. 1810 in Saratoga County, New York, USA. Electa S died 11 December 1888 in Fleming, New York, USA. Electa S was the child of Cummings (Cummins) (Cumins) (Benjamin) SALISBURY and Elizabeth MOSHER.

Wales Cheney MAYNARD died abt. 1901 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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Electa S SALISBURY
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Electa S SALISBURY was the child of Cummings (Cummins) (Cumins) (Benjamin) SALISBURY and Elizabeth MOSHER

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1813 Birth
Betsey Thayer
Third child of Joel and Susannah Thayer, married to Samuel Maynard, 1812, and settled in Boston, Mass. Printer. Mr. Samuel Maynard was born 17 March 1780. Children are:

1. Wales Cheney, born 27 Feb. 1813
2. Sophia E., born 26 Apr. 1815. Died 2 Jan 1819.
3. Charlotte M. born 26 Apr. 1817

Mr. Samuel Maynard died 27 April, 1818
Mrs. Betsey Maynard died in Orange, Mass., 8 February 1824.

Title Memorial of the Thayer Name: From the Massachusetts Colony of Weymouth and Braintree, Embracing Geneological [sic] and Biographical Sketches of Richard & Thomas Thayer, and Their Descendants from 1636 to 1874
Author Bezaleel Thayer
Publisher R.J. Oliphant, 1874
Page 461

Name: Mr Samuel Maynard
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 27 Oct 1812
Marriage Place: USA
Spouse Name: Miss Betsey Thayer
Page Number: 289
Volume Number: 125

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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.

1840 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
Name: Wales C Maynard
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39: 1
Persons Employed in Manufacture and Trade: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 2
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 2
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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 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
Name: Wells Maynard
Age: 27
Birth Year: abt 1823
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1850: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
Gender: Male
Family Number: 1203
Household Members:
Name Age
Wells Maynard 27
Electa Maynard 40
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
name: Wales Mainard
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 40
relationship to head of household: Head
estimated birth year: 1815
family number: 333
line number: 17
page:
film number: 1435218
digital folder number: 005207172
image number: 00690
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Wales Mainard M 40
wife Electa Mainard F 45

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K67R-R88 : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Wales Mainard, 1855.
1855 New York State Census
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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

1859
Maynard Wales C. Aurora Ledyard

New York City Business Directory 1859
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1860 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
Maynard Wales C 44 M . Carpenter 900 150 New York

Maynard Electa 48 F . Housekeeper New York
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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 Aurora
Aurora Directory, Page 265

Maynard, Wales C, carp, h Main nr North

Title Brigham's General Directory of Auburn, Weedsport, Port Byron, Union Springs, Aurora, Moravia and Cayuga: And Business Directory of Auburn, 1863 and 1864. Together with Histories of the Towns, from Their First Settlement Comp. and Pub. by A. De Lancey Brigham
Compiled by Alasco Delancey Brigham
Publisher W. J. Moses' Publishing House, 1863
Original from the New York Public Library
Digitized Apr 16, 2008
Length 288 pages

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)

1865 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
Wales Maynard, 49, m, b. Massachusetts, married 1 time, now married, carpenter
Electa Maynard, 31? 51?, f, wife, b. Saratoga, married 1 time, now married
Eliza Neill, 37, f, boarder, b. Washington county, mother of 1 child, married 1 time, now married, dressmaker
1865 New York State Census
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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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Fleming, Cayuga, New York
Name: Wales C Maynard
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Fleming, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1815
Family Number: 214
Page: 22
Line Number: 38
GS Film number: 853204
Digital Folder Number: 004858096
Image Number: 00225
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Wales C Maynard M 60
Wife Electa Maynard F 62
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)

1880 - Fleming, New York
Name: Wales Maynard
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Fleming, Cayuga, New York, United States
District: ED 20
Gender: Male
Age: 67
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Farmer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1813
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Note:
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 48
Sheet Number and Letter: 48A
Household ID: 10486467
Person Number: 0
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0814
GS Film Number: 1254814
Digital Folder Number: 005161452
Image Number: 00019

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Wales Maynard Self M 67 Massachusetts, United States
Electa Maynard Wife F 70 New York, United States
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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

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1888 Death of Spouse/Partner
Electa S SALISBURY died 11 December 1888, Fleming, New York, USA

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

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

1892 Fleming, Cayuga, New York
Wales Maynard, m, 77, US Citizen
1892 New York State Census
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900
Wales C. Maynard living on East Genesee St. in Auburn, Cayuga, NY
Head of household, living alone, b. Feb 1813, widowed, age 87, b. in Massachusetts, father b. NY, mother b. Massachusetts, occupation: Captialist, can read, can write, can speak English, rents house
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1901
PROBATE: Index to Testators, Volume 38A (1900-1902); Cayuga Co., New York

MAYNARD, WALES C. AUBURN
Volume # 38A, Page # 657

Wales Cheney MAYNARD - Grave MAYNARD, Wales C. 1813-1901 Electa S.1800-1888 (Skil. has Electa S., w of Wales C. Maynard d. Dec. 11, 1888 ae 88)

Grave

"MAYNARD, Wales C. 1813-1901

Electa S.1800-1888
(Skil. has Electa S., w of Wales C. Maynard d. Dec. 11, 1888 ae 88)"

Sand Beach Cemetery
Fleming, New York, USA

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1902
Petition for proof of will filed and citation issued to April 4 in the matter of the proof of the will of Wales C. Maynard of Auburn. The estate consists of $1,200 personal property.

The Auburn Bulletin
Auburn, New York
Wednesday, February 9, 1902

1902 - Surrogate's Court...
The will of Wales C. Maynard, of Auburn, was admitted to probate and letters testementary were issued to Clemmie F. Race, sole executrix named, a niece, to whom is left the entire estate.

NOTE: Clemmie is the daughter of Electa's brother, Lewis.

Auburn Weekly Bulletin
Auburn, New York
June 6, 1902