Hepzibah ALLEN

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26 August 1770 , Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

abt. 1860 , Easton, New York, USA

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Edmund ALLEN Elizabeth WOODWARD

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Born: 26 August 1770 in Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Edmund ALLEN

Mother: Elizabeth WOODWARD

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Hepzibah married Benjamin ALMY abt. 1791 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Benjamin ALMY was born 13 December 1761 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Benjamin died abt. 1846 in Easton, New York, USA. Benjamin was the child of Joseph ALMY and Abigail SISSON.

Hepzibah ALLEN died abt. 1860 in Easton, New York, USA.
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Hepzibah ALLEN married

Benjamin ALMY
Marriage date: abt. 1791
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Benjamin ALMY was the child of Joseph ALMY and Abigail SISSON

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Married in Dutchess County, New York

Children of Benjamin ALMY and Hepzibah ALLEN

Sarah ALMY

Born: abt. 1792, Pawling, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1879, Greenwich, New York, USA

Clark C ALMY

Born: abt. 1794, Pawling, New York, USA
Died: ,

Henry P "Harry" ALMY

Born: abt. 1796, Pawling, New York, USA
Died: 8 January 1859, Root, Montgomery, New York, USA

Married: Rachel UNKNOWN 1831

Unknown ALMY

Born: abt. 1799, Pawling, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1799, Pawling, New York, USA

Humphrey ALMY

Born: 3 June 1804, , New York, USA
Died: 6 January 1861, Gerry, New York, USA

Married: Ruth AUSTIN 1829 Place: Cambridge, New York, USA

Almon ALMY

Born: March 1805, Pawling, New York, USA
Died: 10 February 1861, Forest, Hardin County, Ohio, USA

Married: Sarah M CROSS 26 April 1837

Robert ALMY

Born: January 1806, Pawling, New York, USA
Died: 16 March 1841, Schaghticoke, New York, USA

Married: Harriet SALISBURY 1831 Place: Rensselaer, New York, USA

Married: Eliza SALISBURY 1834 Place: Rensselaer, New York, USA

Egbert Carey ALMY

Born: abt. 1811, Pawling, New York, USA
Died: 20 November 1883, Greenwich, New York, USA

Married: Sarah Catherine HINCHMAN 6 April 1859 Place: Greenwich, New York, USA

Thomas J ALMY

Born: December 1814, Pawling, New York, USA
Died: 11 September 1877, Easton, New York, USA

Married: Sarah BEEBE 1844

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Birth — 1770
26 August 1770
Medway, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

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)

1804 Birth of Child
Humphrey ALMY was born 3 June 1804, , New York, USA

Hepzibah was 33 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Almon ALMY was born March 1805, Pawling, New York, USA

Hepzibah was 34 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1806 Birth of Child
Robert ALMY was born January 1806, Pawling, New York, USA

Hepzibah was 35 years old.

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.

1814 Birth of Child
Thomas J ALMY was born December 1814, Pawling, New York, USA

Hepzibah was 44 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 - 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 Death of Child
Robert ALMY died 16 March 1841, Schaghticoke, New York, USA

Hepzibah was 70 years old.

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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Greenwich, Washington, New York
name: Hepsibeth Almy
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: E.D. 1, Greenwich, Washington, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 87
relationship to head of household: Mother
estimated birth year: 1768
family number: 92
line number: 22
page: 164
film number: 513915
digital folder number: 005207095
image number: 00397
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Thos F Almy M 41
wife Sarah Almy F 40
child Geo C Almy M 10
child Frederick Almy M 8
child Andrew Almy M 4
mother Hepsibeth Almy F 87
brother Agbert C Almy M 43
sister Sally Almy F 63

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K63S-ZRX : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Hepsibeth Almy in entry for Thos F Almy, 1855.
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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

1859 Death of Child
Henry P "Harry" ALMY died 8 January 1859, Root, Montgomery, New York, USA

Hepzibah was 88 years old.

1859 Marriage of Child
Egbert Carey ALMY married 6 April 1859, Greenwich, New York, USA to Sarah Catherine HINCHMAN

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