James H ALMY

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18 March 1842 , Gerry, New York, USA

Died

12 April 1867 , Sinclairville, New York, USA

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Humphrey ALMY Ruth AUSTIN

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Born: 18 March 1842 in Gerry, New York, USA

Father: Humphrey ALMY

Mother: Ruth AUSTIN

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin ALMY , Hepzibah ALLEN

James H ALMY died 12 April 1867 in Sinclairville, New York, USA.
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Birth — 1842
18 March 1842
Gerry, New York, USA

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: James H Almey
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Town of Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1843
Birthplace: New York
Page: 5
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.