Matthew TALLMAN

Born

9 December 1778 , Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

28 May 1847 , Cayuga County, New York, USA

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Gideon TALLMAN Nancy ALMY

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Born: 9 December 1778 in Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Gideon TALLMAN

Mother: Nancy ALMY

Paternal grandparents: James TALLMAN , Rest SHERMAN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph ALMY , Abigail SISSON

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Matthew married Eunice WOOD abt. 1808 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Eunice WOOD was born 17 March 1788 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Eunice died 16 September 1851 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). Eunice was the child of Walter WOOD and Paulina MOSHER.

Matthew TALLMAN died 28 May 1847 in Cayuga County, New York, USA.

son of Gideon Tallman and Nancy Almy. NOTE: Nancy was the daughter of Joseph Almy and Abigail Sisson. Nancy's brother, Benjamin, was the father to Robert Almy who married Harriet Salisbury. Thus, Nancy was Robert Almy's aunt.

Occupation: Physician; Cayuga Co., NY

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Eunice WOOD
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Eunice WOOD was the child of Walter WOOD and Paulina MOSHER

Children of Matthew TALLMAN and Eunice WOOD

Charles D TALLMAN

Born: 27 February 1808, Scipio, New York, USA
Died: 21 June 1893, Manhattan, New York, USA

Mary Ann TALLMAN

Born: 31 May 1813, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Died: 3 May 1891, Manhattan, New York, USA

Married: Seneca Bowen DENNIS 1835

Daniel S TALLMAN

Born: abt. 1817, Cayuga County, New York, USA
Died: 17 July 1897, Manhattan, New York, USA

Married: Cornelia GROOT 1840

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Name: Matthew Tallman
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Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 09 Dec 1778
Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Father's Name: Gideon Tallman
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Mother's Name: Nancy
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Reference ID: p. 168
GS Film Number: 775496
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Digital Folder Number: 007010711
Image Number: 00093

'Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001,' database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:Q29G-TKX2 : 5 November 2017), Matthew Tallman, 09 Dec 1778; citing Birth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 775,496.
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1806
Scipio Boasted Many Hamlets
Scipioville, Sherwood, Scipio Summit And Ensenore Among Them — Miss Emily Howland Came From The Town

The Citizen Advertiser, Auburn, New York, Thursday, August 7, 1952

First Physician
Dr. Matthew Tallman was probably the first physician to practice
medicine in the community, and was licensed by the County Judge
in 1806. Dr. Phineas Hurd practiced there from 1812 to about
1867.

1808 Birth of Child
Charles D TALLMAN was born 27 February 1808, Scipio, New York, USA

Matthew was 29 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 - Scipio, New York
Name: Matthew Tallman
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1810
Event Place: Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States
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Page: 1217
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M252
Affiliate Film Number: 31
GS Film Number: 0181385
Digital Folder Number: 005157073
Image Number: 00084
1810 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1813 Birth of Child
Mary Ann TALLMAN was born 31 May 1813, Cayuga County, New York, USA

Matthew was 34 years old.

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 - Scipio, New York
Name: Matthew Tallman
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1830
Event Place: Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States
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Page: 264
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M19
Affiliate Film Number: 88
GS Film Number: 0017148
Digital Folder Number: 005155910
Image Number: 00525
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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 - Scipio, New York
Name: Mathew Talman
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States
Page: 136
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 269
GS Film Number: 0017181
Digital Folder Number: 005154589
Image Number: 00278
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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

Death — 1847
28 May 1847
Cayuga County, New York, USA
He died at the age of 68.

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Oak Glen Cemetery

Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state