Cornelius CHAFFEE

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24 September 1839 , Ledyard, New York, USA

Died

13 December 1863 , Republic, Seneca, Ohio, USA

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Hiram CHAFFEE Maria B WILKINSON

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Born: 24 September 1839 in Ledyard, New York, USA

Father: Hiram CHAFFEE

Mother: Maria B WILKINSON

Cornelius was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Cornelius married Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY 5 March 1860 in Ledyard, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY was born 9 December 1843 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). Sarah Elizabeth died 8 November 1874 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). Sarah Elizabeth was the child of Lewis B SALISBURY and Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET.

Cornelius CHAFFEE died 13 December 1863 in Republic, Seneca, Ohio, USA.

Birth: Sep. 24, 1839
Death: Dec. 13, 1863

Civil War Veteran
Private in Company K, 49th Ohio Infantry

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Parents:
Hiram Chaffee (1812 - 1894)
Maria B Wilkinson Chaffee (1810 - 1894)

Burial:
Farewell Retreat Cemetery
Republic
Seneca County
Ohio, USA

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Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY
Marriage date: 5 March 1860
Marriage place: Ledyard, New York, USA
Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY was the child of Lewis B SALISBURY and Sally Anne (Sarah) TOFFET

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Married in the village of Aurora.

Children of Cornelius CHAFFEE and Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY

Lewis Hiram CHAFFEE

Born: 16 April 1861, Ledyard, New York, USA
Died: 22 April 1937, Tiffin, Ohio, USA

Married: Ella C SMITH 17 May 1882 Place: Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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Birth — 1839
24 September 1839
Ledyard, New York, 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 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
name: Cornelius Chaffey
residence: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
age: 10 years
calculated birth year: 1840
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
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film number: 17059
digital gs number: 4196771
image number: 00510
line number: 18
dwelling house number: 1222
family number: 1292
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Household Gender Age
Hiram Chaffey M 37y
Maria Chaffey F 40y
Cornelius Chaffey M 10y
George N Chaffey M 7y

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 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
name: Cornealus Chaffee
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender: Male
age: 15
relationship to head of household: Child
estimated birth year: 1840
family number: 129
line number: 55
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film number: 1435218
digital folder number: 005207172
image number: 00678
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Hiram Chaffee M 42
wife Maria Chaffee F 44
child Cornealus Chaffee M 15
child George W Chaffee M 13

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K67R-53Q : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Cornealus Chaffee in entry for Hiram Chaffee, 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

1860 Marriage / Partner
Cornelius CHAFFEE and Sarah Elizabeth SALISBURY 5 March 1860, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

He was 20 years old.

1860 Ohio
name: Cornelius Chaffee
residence: , Seneca, Ohio
ward: Scipio Township
age: 20 years
estimated birth year: 1840
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
page: 106
family number: 812
film number: 805035
dgs number: 4284224
image number: 00347
nara number: M653
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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

1861 Birth of Child
Lewis Hiram CHAFFEE was born 16 April 1861, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

Cornelius was 21 years old.

1863 Death
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indexing project (batch) number: I00001-3
system origin: Ohio-EASy
source film number: 182715
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