Elizabeth ALMY

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abt. 1830 , Gerry, New York, USA

Died

6 June 1873 , Sinclairville, New York, USA

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Humphrey ALMY Ruth AUSTIN

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Born: abt. 1830 in Gerry, New York, USA

Father: Humphrey ALMY

Mother: Ruth AUSTIN

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin ALMY , Hepzibah ALLEN

Elizabeth ALMY died 6 June 1873 in Sinclairville, New York, USA.
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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 - Gerry, New York
Name: Elizabeth Almy
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Town of Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 39
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1821
Birthplace: New York
Page: 4
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Humphrey Almy Male 56 New York
Ruth Almy Female 55 New York
Elizabeth Almy Female 39 New York
Selina J Almy Female 21 New York
John A Almy Male 19 New York
James H Almey Male 17 New York
Ebeneazer Almey Male 15 New York
Mary A Almey Female 12 New York
Elizabeth Wood Female 51 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 - 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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.