Jewett Ebenezer ALMY

Born

20 August 1843 , Gerry, New York, USA

Died

26 May 1918 , Long Beach, California, USA

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Born: 20 August 1843 in Gerry, New York, USA

Parents of Jewett Ebenezer ALMY

Father

Humphrey ALMY

Mother

Ruth AUSTIN

Grandparents of Jewett Ebenezer ALMY

Paternal grandparents

Benjamin ALMY Hepzibah ALLEN

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jewett Ebenezer married Martha R ROBINSON 9 March 1871 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Martha R ROBINSON was born 30 April 1850 in Springwater, Livingston, New York, USA. Martha R died 28 January 1934 in Long Beach, California, USA.

Jewett Ebenezer ALMY died 26 May 1918 in Long Beach, California, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jewett Ebenezer ALMY

Jewett Ebenezer ALMY married

Martha R ROBINSON
Marriage date: 9 March 1871
Marriage place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Children of Jewett Ebenezer ALMY and Martha R ROBINSON

Don Robinson ALMY

Born: 26 March 1874, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Died: 23 October 1927, Redding, Connecticut, USA

Caroline Robinson "Carrie" ALMY

Born: 11 July 1880, Charlotte, Chautaugua, New York, USA
Died: 27 September 1958, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Birth — 1843
20 August 1843
Gerry, New York, 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: Ebeneazer Almey
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Town of Gerry, Chautauqua, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
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.

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.

1871 Marriage / Partner
Jewett Ebenezer ALMY and Martha R ROBINSON 9 March 1871, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

He was 27 years old.

1874 Birth of Child
Don Robinson ALMY was born 26 March 1874, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Jewett Ebenezer was 30 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Caroline Robinson "Carrie" ALMY was born 11 July 1880, Charlotte, Chautaugua, New York, USA

Jewett Ebenezer was 36 years old.

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

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

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.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany