Amasa GROSVENOR

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23 November 1821 , Carlisle, New York, USA

Died

abt. 1895 , New York, USA

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Chauncey GROSVENOR Margaret BURHANS

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Born: 23 November 1821 in Carlisle, New York, USA

Father: Chauncey GROSVENOR

Mother: Margaret BURHANS

Paternal grandparents: Amasa GROSVENOR , Phoebe KENYON

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

Amasa married Rachel P GARDNER 8 May 1844 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Rachel P GARDNER was born 10 July 1826 in New York, USA. Rachel P died 14 February 1866 in Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners).

Amasa GROSVENOR died abt. 1895 in New York, USA.
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Amasa GROSVENOR married

Rachel P GARDNER
Marriage date: 8 May 1844
Marriage place: , New York, USA

Children of Amasa GROSVENOR and Rachel P GARDNER

Washington Irving GROSVENOR

Born: 28 April 1845, Carlisle, New York, USA
Died: 21 February 1925, Cobleskill, New York, USA

Married: Lucy Amelia SEVERSON 1873 Place: , New York, USA

Mary Melissa GROSVENOR

Born: 4 January 1847, Carlisle, New York, USA
Died: 23 December 1913, Johnstown, New York, USA

Ellena Amelia GROSVENOR

Born: 15 November 1848, Carlisle, New York, USA
Died: 21 June 1849, Carlisle, New York, USA

Lucy Marlin GROSVENOR

Born: 13 November 1850, Carlisle, New York, USA
Died: 13 February 1926, Hickory, Catawba, North Carolina, USA

Sarah C GROSVENOR

Born: 18 September 1853, Carlisle, New York, USA
Died: ,

Alice J GROSVENOR

Born: 12 June 1856, Carlisle, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1864, Carlisle, New York, USA

Selena C GROSVENOR

Born: 14 May 1858, Carlisle, New York, USA
Died: ,

Ellen Madrilla GROSVENOR

Born: 12 June 1863, Carlisle, New York, USA
Died: 27 March 1934, Oak Ridge, New York, USA

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Birth — 1821
23 November 1821
Carlisle, New York, USA

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.

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)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Amasa GROSVENOR and Rachel P GARDNER 8 May 1844, , New York, USA

He was 22 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

1845 Birth of Child
Washington Irving GROSVENOR was born 28 April 1845, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

Amasa was 23 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
Mary Melissa GROSVENOR was born 4 January 1847, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

Amasa was 25 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Ellena Amelia GROSVENOR was born 15 November 1848, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

Amasa was 26 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Death of Child
Ellena Amelia GROSVENOR died 21 June 1849, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

Amasa was 27 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1850 Birth of Child
Lucy Marlin GROSVENOR was born 13 November 1850, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

Amasa was 28 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Birth of Child
Sarah C GROSVENOR was born 18 September 1853, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

Amasa was 31 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Alice J GROSVENOR was born 12 June 1856, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

Amasa was 34 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
Selena C GROSVENOR was born 14 May 1858, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

Amasa was 36 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 Birth of Child
Ellen Madrilla GROSVENOR was born 12 June 1863, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

Amasa was 41 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Rachel P GARDNER died 14 February 1866, Carlisle, New York, USA (Grosvenor Corners)

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)

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

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