James T MANCHESTER

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7 August 1815 , Cayuga County, New York, USA

Died

3 April 1900 , Auburn, New York, USA

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Elias MANCHESTER Cyrene TOBIAS

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Born: 7 August 1815 in Cayuga County, New York, USA

Father: Elias MANCHESTER

Mother: Cyrene TOBIAS

Paternal grandparents: Elias MANCHESTER , Patience BOYCE

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James T married Lucy Ann THORNTON abt. 1838 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Lucy Ann THORNTON was born 11 December 1815 in Cayuga County, New York, USA. Lucy Ann died 18 February 1863 in Racine, Wisconsin, USA.

James T married (2) Harriet SALISBURY abt. 1870 . Harriet SALISBURY was born abt. 1826 in Saratoga County, New York, USA. Harriet died December 1889 in New York, USA. Harriet was the child of David SALISBURY and Maria WOOD.

James T MANCHESTER died 3 April 1900 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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James T MANCHESTER married

Lucy Ann THORNTON
Marriage date: abt. 1838
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Children of James T MANCHESTER and Lucy Ann THORNTON

Juliette MANCHESTER

Born: abt. 1838, , New York, USA
Died: 21 June 1851, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Theodore Dwight Weld MANCHESTER

Born: 18 October 1840, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1916, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Pamelia E NOBLE 03 October 1866 Place: Yorkville, Wisconsin, USA

Aristeena MANCHESTER

Born: 9 February 1843, , New York, USA
Died: 20 November 1923, Saint Petersburg, Florida, USA

Married: Miles MOE 08 April 1874 Place: Yorkville, Wisconsin, USA

Mary MANCHESTER

Born: abt. 1853, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Clarissa (Clara) MANCHESTER

Born: abt. 1859, , Wisconsin, USA
Died: 23 March 1891, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Robert PETERSON 24 April 1880 Place: Racine, Wisconsin, USA

James T MANCHESTER married

Harriet SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1870
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Harriet SALISBURY was the child of David SALISBURY and Maria WOOD

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James Manchester (possibly the son of Elias Manchester and Cyrene Tobias who are buried in Oak Glen Cemetery, Ledyard, Cayuga, NY)

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Birth — 1815
7 August 1815
Cayuga County, New York, USA

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 - 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 Is this him?
Name: James Manchester
Event Place: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
Page Number: 87
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 269
GS Film number: 0017181
Digital Folder Number: 004410678
Image Number: 00180

'United States Census, 1840,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XHY4-7L6 : accessed 29 Mar 2013), James Manchester, 1840.
1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1840 Birth of Child
Theodore Dwight Weld MANCHESTER was born 18 October 1840, Cayuga County, New York, USA

James T was 25 years old.

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Aristeena MANCHESTER was born 9 February 1843, , New York, USA

James T was 27 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

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Racine, Racine, Wisconsin
Name: A T Manchester
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Racine, Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
Birthplace: New York
Birth Year (Estimated): 1815
House Number: 233
Family Number: 250
Line Number: 4
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 1004
GS Film number: 444991
Digital Folder Number: 004206490
Image Number: 00080
Household Gender Age Birthplace
A T Manchester M 35 New York
S A Manchester F 35 New York
Juliaette Manchester F 12 New York
T D W Manchester M 9 New York
Aristeen Manchester F 7 New York
Margaret Fink F 20 New York
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Death of Child
Juliette MANCHESTER died 21 June 1851, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

James T was 35 years old.

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
Name: James T Manchester
Residence: , Racine, Wisconsin
Ward: Caledonia
Age: 44 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1816
Birthplace: New York
Gender: Male
Page: 44
Family Number: 336
Film Number: 805427
DGS Number: 4300453
Image Number: 00310
NARA Number: M653

Name: Lucy A Manchester
Residence: , Racine, Wisconsin
Ward: Caledonia
Age: 44 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1816
Birthplace: New York
Gender: Female
Page: 44
Family Number: 336
Film Number: 805427
DGS Number: 4300453
Image Number: 00310
NARA Number: M653

Name: Theodore D Manchester
Residence: , Racine, Wisconsin
Ward: Caledonia
Age: 18 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1842
Birthplace: New York
Gender: Male
Page: 44
Family Number: 336
Film Number: 805427
DGS Number: 4300453
Image Number: 00310
NARA Number: M653

Name: Anastin Manchester
Residence: , Racine, Wisconsin
Ward: Caledonia
Age: 17 years
Estimated Birth Year: 1843
Birthplace: New...Read full story

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lucy Ann THORNTON died 18 February 1863, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

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.

1866 Marriage of Child
Theodore Dwight Weld MANCHESTER married 03 October 1866, Yorkville, Wisconsin, USA to Pamelia E NOBLE

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
Possibly in Yorkville, Racine, Wisconsin

Name: J G Manchester
Birth Year (Estimated): 1816
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 54y
Race: White
Birthplace: New York
Event Place: Wisconsin, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
J G Manchester M 54y New York
Harriet Manchester F 42y New York
Clara Manchester F 12y Wisconsin

'United States Census, 1870,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ MNSQ-Q7S : accessed 29 Mar 2013), J G Manchester, Wisconsin, United States; citing p. 22, family 174, NARA microfilm publication M593, FHL microfilm 0553232.
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1874 Marriage of Child
Aristeena MANCHESTER married 08 April 1874, Yorkville, Wisconsin, USA to Miles MOE

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 Fleming, Cayuga, New York
name: James T. Manchester
residence: Fleming, Cayuga, New York
birthdate: 1815
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Other
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: New York, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 65 years
occupation: Farmer
nara film number: T9-0814
page: 48
page character: A
entry number: 1890
film number: 1254814
Household Gender Age
Wales Maynard M 67
Electa Maynard F 70
James T. Manchester M 65
Harriet Manchester F 50

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 - Aurora
James Manchester and wife, of Wisconsin, formerly of Lervanna, in this county, have been here for the last two weeks visiting friends and relatives.

Evening Auburnian
Auburn, New York
March 11, 1880

1880 Marriage of Child
Clarissa (Clara) MANCHESTER married 24 April 1880, Racine, Wisconsin, USA to Robert PETERSON

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

1889 Death of Spouse/Partner
Harriet SALISBURY died December 1889, , New York, USA

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

1891 Death of Child
Clarissa (Clara) MANCHESTER died 23 March 1891, Racine, Wisconsin, USA

James T was 75 years old.

1892 Auburn, Ward 5, E.D. 2, Cayuga, New York
James T. Manchester, m, 77, b. US

either living with or next to
Homer C Burt, m, 22, laborer
Eva Bert, f, 22
Leroy Bert, m, 4
Jesie Bert, f, 2

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1892 New York State Census
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1896
James Manchester of 137 North Street,
an aged man. is recovering from an overdose of coal gas.

The Auburn Argus
Auburn, New York
Fri., November 6, 1896

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.

Death
Name: Jay T Manchester
Death Date: 3 Apr 1900
Death Place: Auburn, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 13107

Ancestry.com. New York, Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
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