Thomas J ALMY

(b. December 1814 , Pawling, New York, USA d. 11 September 1877 , Easton, New York, USA )

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Thomas J ALMY was born December 1814 in Pawling, New York, USA

Thomas J ALMY was the child of Benjamin ALMY and Hepzibah ALLEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph ALMY and Abigail SISSON (maternal) Edmund ALLEN and Elizabeth WOODWARD

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Thomas J married Sarah BEEBE abt. 1844 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sarah BEEBE was born 28 March 1815 in Salem, Washington, New York, USA. Sarah died 24 April 1882 in North Easton, Washington, New York, USA.

Thomas J ALMY died 11 September 1877 in Easton, New York, USA.
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Thomas J ALMY married

Sarah BEEBE-- Date: abt. 1844 Place:

Children of Thomas J ALMY and Sarah BEEBE:

George C ALMY (b.March 1844, Easton, New York, USA d. , )

Frederick Beebe ALMY (b.August 1846, Easton, New York, USA d. 18 January 1913, Greenwich, New York, USA)

Andrew J ALMY (b.January 1851, Easton, New York, USA d. 29 May 1923, Cambridge, New York, USA)
m. Elnora L THOMPSON 27 November 1878 in Easton, New York, USA

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1814 Birth
December 1814
Pawling, New York, USA

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 - 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 Birth of Child
George C ALMY was born March 1844, Easton, New York, USA

Thomas J was 29 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

1846 Birth of Child
Frederick Beebe ALMY was born August 1846, Easton, New York, USA

Thomas J was 31 years old.

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

1851 Birth of Child
Andrew J ALMY was born January 1851, Easton, New York, USA

Thomas J was 36 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Greenwich, Washington, New York
name: Thos F Almy
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: E.D. 1, Greenwich, Washington, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 41
relationship to head of household: Head
estimated birth year: 1814
family number: 92
line number: 17
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-ZRC : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Thos F Almy, 1855.
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 - Easton, New York
Name: Thomas J Almy
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Easton, Washington, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 46
Race: White
Race (Original):
Occupation:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1814
Birthplace: New York
Page: 162
Household ID: 1276
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 875
GS Film Number: 803875
Digital Folder Number: 005170466
Image Number: 00096

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas J Almy M 46 New York
Sarah Almy F 45 New York
George Almy M 15 New York
Frederick Almy M 14 New York
Andrew Almy M 10 New York
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 - Easton, New York
Name: Thomas J Almy
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1813-1814
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 5
Household ID: 42
Line Number: 37
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552609
Digital Folder Number: 004277174
Image Number: 00168

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas J Almy M 56 New York
Sarah Almy F 55 New York
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.