Albert Burnham COLE

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18 May 1806 , Exeter, Otsego, New York, USA

Died

11 January 1870 , Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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Abel COLE Rebecca BURNHAM

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Born: 18 May 1806 in Exeter, Otsego, New York, USA

Father: Abel COLE

Mother: Rebecca BURNHAM

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin COLE , Prudence HARD

Maternal grandparents: Asa W BURNHAM , Lucy HUNTINGTON

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Albert Burnham married Elizabeth ROSS 1 April 1832 in Noblesville, Indiana, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Elizabeth ROSS was born 26 January 1813 in Brookville, Franklin, Indiana, USA. Elizabeth died February 1890 in Indiana, USA.

Albert Burnham COLE died 11 January 1870 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

"He was the elected Recorder of Hamilton Co., Ind. For twenty consecutive years."
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Elizabeth ROSS
Marriage date: 1 April 1832
Marriage place: Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Children of Albert Burnham COLE and Elizabeth ROSS

Mary Jane COLE

Born: 16 January 1833, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: 24 August 1854, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Caroline Frances COLE

Born: 6 October 1835, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: ,

Married: Oliver S DALE 1 May 1867

Lucy COLE

Born: 7 May 1838, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: 26 March 1842, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Marie Elizabeth COLE

Born: 11 April 1840, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: ,

Oscar A COLE

Born: 1 January 1842, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: ,

Barton Warren COLE

Born: 4 January 1844, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: October 1929, , Indiana, USA

Ernest Byron COLE

Born: 27 February 1846, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: December 1920, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Married: Sarah E DUNN 25 May 1874 Place: , Indiana, USA

Henry COLE

Born: 25 December 1848, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: 3 September 1850, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert COLE

Born: 25 December 1850, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: 5 August 1851, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Mary Alberta COLE

Born: 5 August 1854, Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Died: ,

Married: Ulric Zwingle WILEY 6 May 1874

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Birth — 1806
18 May 1806
Exeter, Otsego, 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

1832 Marriage / Partner
Albert Burnham COLE and Elizabeth ROSS 1 April 1832, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

He was 25 years old.

1833 Birth of Child
Mary Jane COLE was born 16 January 1833, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 26 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Caroline Frances COLE was born 6 October 1835, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 29 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Birth of Child
Lucy COLE was born 7 May 1838, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 31 years old.

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 Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana
Name: Albert B Cole
Event Place: Noblesville, Hamilton, Indiana
Page Number: 131
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 82
GS Film number: 0007725
Digital Folder Number: 004411230
Image Number: 00269
1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1840 Birth of Child
Marie Elizabeth COLE was born 11 April 1840, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 33 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
Oscar A COLE was born 1 January 1842, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 35 years old.

1842 Death of Child
Lucy COLE died 26 March 1842, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 35 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Barton Warren COLE was born 4 January 1844, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 37 years old.

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
Ernest Byron COLE was born 27 February 1846, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 39 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Henry COLE was born 25 December 1848, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 42 years old.

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

1850 Death of Child
Henry COLE died 3 September 1850, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 44 years old.

1850 Birth of Child
Albert COLE was born 25 December 1850, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 44 years old.

1851 Death of Child
Albert COLE died 5 August 1851, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 45 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Birth of Child
Mary Alberta COLE was born 5 August 1854, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 48 years old.

1854 Death of Child
Mary Jane COLE died 24 August 1854, Noblesville, Indiana, USA

Albert Burnham was 48 years old.

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 Hanover, Shelby, Indiana
Name: Albert B Cole
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Minor Civil Division: Hanover Township
Age (Expanded): 54 years
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Page: 122
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Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film number: 803296
Digital Folder Number: 4217774
Image Number: 00275
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