John (Johannis) SEVERSON

(b. 29 August 1785 , Schoharie, Crown Colony of New York d. 20 April 1882 , Central Bridge, Schoharie, New York, USA )

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John (Johannis) SEVERSON was born 29 August 1785 in Schoharie, Crown Colony of New York

John (Johannis) SEVERSON was the child of George SEVERSON and Margaret MANN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Johannes SEVERSON and Maria VAN WORMER (maternal) Peter MANN and Marie KNIESKERN

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John (Johannis) married Margaret VAN WORMER abt. 1812 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Margaret VAN WORMER was born 5 September 1788 in Guilderland, Albany, New York, USA. Margaret died 2 October 1871 in Schoharie, New York, USA.

John (Johannis) SEVERSON died 20 April 1882 in Central Bridge, Schoharie, New York, USA.
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John (Johannis) SEVERSON married

Margaret VAN WORMER-- Date: abt. 1812 Place: , New York, USA

Children of John (Johannis) SEVERSON and Margaret VAN WORMER:

George H SEVERSON (b.31 December 1817, , New York, USA d. 24 January 1902, Esperance, New York, USA )
m. Elizabeth MCMASTER in , New York, USA

Peter SEVERSON (b.5 April 1825, , New York, USA d. abt. 1902, Schoharie, New York, USA)

Benjamin Van Wormer SEVERSON (b.28 March 1826, Schoharie, New York, USA d. 4 August 1883, Maple Valley, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA)

Rachael SEVERSON (b.29 March 1831, Esperance, New York, USA d. 18 September 1834, Esperance, New York, USA )

Elsie M SEVERSON (b.29 March 1831, Esperance, New York, USA d. 2 September 1862, , New York, USA)

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1785 Birth
29 August 1785
Schoharie, Crown Colony of New York

Baptism
Name: Johannis Sieverson
Event Type: Baptism
Birth Date: 29 Aug 1785
Baptism Date: 4 Sep 1785
Baptism Place: Schoharie, Schoharie, New York, USA
Father: George Sieverson
Mother: Margaretha Man

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

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

John Adams Genealogy

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Birth of Child
George H SEVERSON was born 31 December 1817, , New York, USA

John (Johannis) was 32 years old.

1820 Carlisle, New York
Name John Severson
Home in 1820 (City, County, State) Carlisle, Schoharie, New York
Enumeration Date August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10 2
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10 2
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture 2
Free White Persons - Under 16 4
Free White Persons - Over 25 2
Total Free White Persons 7
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other 7
1820 U.S. Census
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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

1825 Birth of Child
Peter SEVERSON was born 5 April 1825, , New York, USA

John (Johannis) was 39 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Benjamin Van Wormer SEVERSON was born 28 March 1826, Schoharie, New York, USA

John (Johannis) was 40 years old.

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

1831 Birth of Child
Elsie M SEVERSON was born 29 March 1831, Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville)

John (Johannis) was 45 years old.

1831 Birth of Child
Rachael SEVERSON was born 29 March 1831, Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville)

John (Johannis) was 45 years old.

1834 Death of Child
Rachael SEVERSON died 18 September 1834, Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville)

John (Johannis) was 49 years old.

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)

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 Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Name: John Severson
Age: 65
Birth Year: abt 1785
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Esperance, Schoharie, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 383
Household Members:
Name Age
John Severson 65
Margaret Severson 63
Margaret Severson 30
Peter Severson 25
Racheal Severson 27
Benjamin Severson 23
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 Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Name: John Severson
Birth Year: abt 1786
Age: 69
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Head
Residence: Esperance, Schoharie, New York, USA
Household number: 162
Line Number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
John Severson 69
Margaret Severson 66
Margaret Severson 39
Elsie M Severson 36
Peter Severson 30
Benjamin I Severson 28
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 Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Name: John Severson
Age: 75
Birth Year: abt 1785
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Post Office: Schoharie
Family Number: 898
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Household Members:
Name Age
Peter Severson 34
John Severson 75
Margaret Severson 73
Margaret Severson 40
Elsie M Severson 38
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

1862 Death of Child
Elsie M SEVERSON died 2 September 1862, , New York, USA

John (Johannis) was 77 years old.

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 Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Name John Severson
Age in 1870 84
Birth Year abt 1786
Birthplace New York
Home in 1870 Esperance, Schoharie, New York
Race White
Gender Male
Household Members
Name Age
John Severson 84
Margaret Severson 82
Margaret Severson 34
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.

1871 Death of Spouse/Partner
Margaret VAN WORMER died 2 October 1871, Schoharie, New York, USA

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.

Grave

Sloansville Valley Cemetery, Sloansville, Schoharie, New York, USA

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1882 Death
20 April 1882
Central Bridge, Schoharie, New York, USA

He died at the age of 96.

John is buried at: Sloansville Valley Cemetery, Sloansville, Schoharie, New York, USA

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Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
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