Myron Melancton GALUSHA

Born

7 October 1811 , Rupert, Vermont, USA

Died

5 February 1887 , Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Age: 75
Cause of Death: Paralysis

Myron Melancton married Amy RUSSELL 12 March 1839 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Amy RUSSELL was born abt. 1813 in New York, USA. Amy died 23 June 1853 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA .

Myron Melancton married Hannah VINCENT abt. 1855 .
Hannah VINCENT was born July 1819 in Halfmoon, New York, USA . Hannah died 16 November 1904 in Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA .

Parents & Family of Myron Melancton GALUSHA

Parents of Myron Melancton GALUSHA

Father

George GALUSHA

Mother

Lucy BURNHAM

Grandparents of Myron Melancton GALUSHA

Paternal grandparents

Jacob GALUSHA Parthenia HARD

Maternal grandparents

Asa W BURNHAM Lucy HUNTINGTON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Myron Melancton GALUSHA

Myron Melancton GALUSHA married

Amy RUSSELL
Marriage date: 12 March 1839
Marriage place: Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Marriage notes:

Title Evangelical Magazine and Gospel Advocate, Volume 10

Editors Lemuel Willis, Dolphus Skinner, Aaron Burr Gross

Publisher Dauby and Maynard, 1839

Myron married Amy Russell b: 1814 in New York, d. 23 Jun 1853, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont

Married: ABT 1842

Children of Myron Melancton GALUSHA and Amy RUSSELL

Julia Ann GALUSHA

Born: 4 April 1845, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: 15 December 1860, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA

Lucy Abigail GALUSHA

Born: 15 June 1847, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

Myron Melancton GALUSHA married

Hannah VINCENT
Marriage date: abt. 1855
Marriage place:

Children of Myron Melancton GALUSHA and Hannah VINCENT

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1811 Birth

Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908
Name: Myron Melancton Galusha
Gender: Male
baptism/ christening date:
baptism/ christening Place:
Birth Date: 07 Oct 1811
birthPlace: RUPERT TWP,BENNINGTON,VERMONT
Death Date:
name note:
Race:
father's Name: George Galusha
father's birthPlace:
father's Age:
mother's Name:
mother's birthPlace:
mother's Age:
indexing project (batch) number: 7450101
system origin: Vermont-ODM
source Film Number: unknown
reference number:

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Myron Melancton GALUSHA - Birth Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

Birth
Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954

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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

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 Marriage / Partner
Myron Melancton GALUSHA and Amy RUSSELL 12 March 1839, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

He was 27 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.

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

1845 Birth of Child
Julia Ann GALUSHA was born 4 April 1845, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Myron Melancton was 33 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Lucy Abigail GALUSHA was born 15 June 1847, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Myron Melancton was 35 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont

Name: Miron Galusha
Residence: Shaftsbury, Bennington , Vermont
Age: 39 years
calculated Birth Year: 1811
birthPlace: Vermont
Gender: Male
Race (Original):
race (expanded):
death month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 27447
digital gs number: 4191107
Image Number: 00044
Line Number: 19
dwelling house number: 277
family number: 299
Marital Status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Miron Galusha M 39y
Amy Galusha F 36y
Julia Ann Galusha F 5y
Lucy A Galusha F 3y
Sylvia Russell F 39y

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853

Name: Amy R Galusha
event: Death
Event Date: 23 Jun 1853
Event Place: Shaftsbury, , Vermont, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 40
estimated Birth Year: 1813
father:
mother:
Spouse: Myron M Galusha
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
Film Number: 0027555
Digital Folder Number: 004661688
Image Number: 03064

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XFVX-MXN : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Myron M Galusha in entry for Amy R Galusha, 1853.

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1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amy RUSSELL died 23 June 1853, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

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 Death of Child
Julia Ann GALUSHA died 15 December 1860, Shaftsbury, Vermont, USA (South, Center)

Myron Melancton was 49 years old.

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.

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 Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont

Name: Myron M. Galusha
Residence: Shaftsburg, Bennington, Vermont
birthdate: 1812
birthPlace: Vermont, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's Name: Hannah J. Galusha
spouse's birthPlace: New York, United States
father's Name:
father's birthPlace: Vermont, United States
mother's Name:
mother's birthPlace: Vermont, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 68 years
Occupation: Farmer
nara Film Number: T9-1341
pAge: 505
page character: B
entry number: 2202
Film Number: 1255341
Household Gender Age
Myron M. Galusha M 68
spouse Hannah J. Galusha F 60
Marilla Lane F 40
Debbie Lane F 8
Ernest Lane M 3

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

Death

Name: Myron M. Galusha
event: Death
Event Date: 05 Feb 1887
Event Place: , , Vermont, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 75
estimated Birth Year: 1812
father: Geo. Galusha
mother: Lucy Burnham
Spouse:
spouse's father:
spouse's mother:
Film Number: 540090
Digital Folder Number: 004357191
Image Number: 00143

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XFX9-9L8 : accessed 11 Feb 2013), Geo. Galusha in entry for Myron M. Galusha, 1887.

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