Henry Washington HUNTER

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abt. 1844 , Catskill, New York, USA

Died

3 August 1910 , Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Edgar Wallace HUNTER

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Lydia Ann PALMER

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John Wallace HUNTER Ann Eliza STANTON

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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 Catskill, New York

Name: Henry Hunter
Age: 7
Birth Year: abt 1843
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

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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

1855 Catskill, New York

Name: Henry W Hunter
Birth Year: abt 1844
Age: 11
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Son
Residence: Catskill, Greene, New York, USA
District: E.D. 1
Household number: 366
Line Number: 19
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

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1855 New York State Census
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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: Henry W Hunter
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1842
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Westfield, Union, New Jersey
Post Office: Westfield
Family Number: 286
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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

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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)

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: Henry Hunter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1843-1844
BirthPlace: New York
Page Number: 27
Household ID: 178
Line Number: 15
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

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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.

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

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.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

Death

Name: Herny Washington Hunter
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 03 Aug 1910
Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
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Gender: Male
Age: 65
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: clerk
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1845
BirthPlace: Catskill, New York
Burial Date: 06 Aug 1910
Burial Place:
Cemetery: Evergreene
Father's Name: Edgar W. Hunter
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Father's BirthPlace: New York
Mother's Name: Lydia Palmer
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Mother's BirthPlace: Conn.
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Reference ID: cn 16043
GS Film Number: 1324217
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'New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949,' database, FamilySearch.org

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