Edgar Wallace HUNTER

(b. 21 April 1819 , Catskill, New York, USA d. 18 March 1875 , Newark, New Jersey, USA )

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Edgar Wallace HUNTER was born 21 April 1819 in Catskill, New York, USA

Edgar Wallace HUNTER was the child of John Wallace HUNTER and Ann Eliza STANTON and the grandchild of: (paternal) John HUNTER and Jennie WALLACE (maternal) Robert H STANTON and Eleanor BUNCE

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

Edgar Wallace married Lydia Ann PALMER 20 November 1840 in Manhattan, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Lydia Ann PALMER was born 28 November 1820 in Rhode Island, USA. Lydia Ann died 15 March 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island).

Edgar Wallace HUNTER died 18 March 1875 in Newark, New Jersey, USA.
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Edgar Wallace HUNTER married

Lydia Ann PALMER-- Date: 20 November 1840 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA

Children of Edgar Wallace HUNTER and Lydia Ann PALMER:

David D HUNTER (b.abt. 1842, , New York, USA d. , )

Henry Washington HUNTER (b.abt. 1844, Catskill, New York, USA d. 3 August 1910, Brooklyn, New York, USA )

Ellen Almina HUNTER (b.13 August 1845, Catskill, New York, USA d. 3 August 1903, , New York, USA)

John Wallace HUNTER (b.20 August 1847, Catskill, New York, USA d. 21 May 1895, Brooklyn, New York, USA )
m. Emma Brown TEEPLE 9 October 1872 in Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville)

Anna HUNTER (b.abt. 1849, Catskill, New York, USA d. , )

James P HUNTER (b.abt. 1851, Catskill, New York, USA d. , )

Lydia Ann HUNTER (b.20 November 1853, Catskill, New York, USA d. 10 April 1939, Brooklyn, New York, USA )

Edgar HUNTER (b.abt. 1855, Catskill, New York, USA d. 7 April 1864, Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, USA)

Fannie B HUNTER (b.August 1856, , New Jersey, USA d. 10 September 1901, Brooklyn, New York, USA )

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1819 Birth
21 April 1819
Catskill, New York, USA

Edgar Wallace HUNTER - U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Page 1

U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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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)

Edgar Wallace HUNTER - U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Pages 2-3

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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 Marriage / Partner
Edgar Wallace HUNTER and Lydia Ann PALMER 20 November 1840, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

He was 21 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)

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
Ellen Almina HUNTER was born 13 August 1845, Catskill, New York, USA

Edgar Wallace was 26 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
John Wallace HUNTER was born 20 August 1847, Catskill, New York, USA

Edgar Wallace was 28 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Catskill, New York
Name: E W Hunter
Age: 32
Birth Year: abt 1818
Home in 1850: Catskill, Greene, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 386
Household Members:
Name Age
E W Hunter 32
Lydia Hunter 31
David Hunter 9
Henry Hunter 7
Ellen Hunter 5
John W Hunter 3
Ann Hunter 1
Betsy Van Hasen 25
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Birth of Child
Lydia Ann HUNTER was born 20 November 1853, Catskill, New York, USA

Edgar Wallace was 34 years old.

1855 Catskill, New York
Name: Edgar W Hunter
Birth Year: abt 1820
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Head
Residence: Catskill, Greene, New York, USA
District: E.D. 1
Household number: 366
Line Number: 16
Household Members:
Name Age
Edgar W Hunter 35
Lydia A Hunter 34
David D Hunter 13
Henry W Hunter 11
Ellen A Hunter 9
John W Hunter 7
Ann A Hunter 5
James P Hunter 3
Lydia A Hunter 2
Edgar M Hunter 0

1855 New York State Census
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1856 Birth of Child
Fannie B HUNTER was born August 1856, , New Jersey, USA

Edgar Wallace was 37 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

1860 Westfield, Union, New Jersey
Name: E W Hunter
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Westfield, Union, New Jersey
Post Office: Westfield
Family Number: 286
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
E W Hunter 41
Lydia Hunter 41
David D Hunter 16
Henry W Hunter 18
Ellen Hunter 14
John W Hunter 13
Anna Hunter 11
James Hunter 9
Lydia Hunter 7
Edgar Hunter 5
Fanny B Hunter 3
Mary A Silke 20

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 - 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)

1864 Death of Child
Edgar HUNTER died 7 April 1864, Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, USA

Edgar Wallace was 44 years old.

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 New York, New York
Name: Edgar Hanter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819-1820
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 27
Household ID: 178
Line Number: 13
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552502
Digital Folder Number: 004274991
Image Number: 00391

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edgar Hanter M 50 New York
Liddian Hunter F 50 New York
Henry Hunter M 26 New York
John Hunter M 22 New York
Anna Hunter F 20 New York
James P Hunter M 18 New York
Liddian Hunter F 16 New York
Fannie B Hunter F 13 New Jersey

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.

1872 Marriage of Child
John Wallace HUNTER married 9 October 1872, Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville) to Emma Brown TEEPLE

Death
Name: Edgar W Hunter
Birth Date: abt 1820
Death Date: 18 Mar 1875
Death Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey
Death Age: 55 years 10 months 20 days
Gender: Male
FHL Film Number: 584598

Ancestry.com. New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Name: E W Hunter
Birth Year: abt 1820
Event: Death
Death Date: 18 Mar 1875
Death Place: Newark, New Jersey
Age at Death: 55
Newspaper: New York Evening Post
Publication Date: 18 Mar 1875
Publication Place: New York, USA
Call Number: 83432

Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014
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