Rebecca NIVER

Born

9 April 1792 , Churchtown, Columbia, New York, USA

Died

20 February 1866 , Greenfield, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

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William Jacob "John" NIVER Catharina KREISLER

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Born: 9 April 1792 in Churchtown, Columbia, New York, USA

Father: William Jacob "John" NIVER

Mother: Catharina KREISLER

Maternal grandparents: Johann Henrich Valentin KREISLER , Susanna STICKEL

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Rebecca married Jacob I SNYDER abt. 1807 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jacob I SNYDER was born 15 April 1788 in Dutchess County, New York, USA. Jacob I died 17 February 1879 in Greenfield, Lackawana, Pennsylvania, USA. Jacob I was the child of Jacob W SNYDER and Elizabeth ABEL.

Rebecca NIVER died 20 February 1866 in Greenfield, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Rebecca NIVER married

Jacob I SNYDER
Marriage date: abt. 1807
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Jacob I SNYDER was the child of Jacob W SNYDER and Elizabeth ABEL

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Children:

Elias Snyder (1808 - 1894)*

Maria Snyder English (1810 - 1879)*

Maria Catherine Snyder English (1810 - 1879)*

Sabrina Snyder Cameron (1812 - 1896)*

Elizabeth Snyder Lamphere (1813 - 1881)*

John G Snyder (1817 - 1889)*

Abraham Jacob Snyder (1820 - 1863)*

Jacob Byron Snyder (1824 - 1905)*

Henry D Snyder (1824 - 1897)*

Charles A Snyder (1826 - ____)*

Ira Snyder (1832 - 1881)*

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Children of Jacob I SNYDER and Rebecca NIVER

Elias SNYDER

Born: 16 August 1808, Claverack, New York, USA
Died: 25 May 1894, Greenfield, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Married: Maryann STEWART (STUART) 27 May 1832 Place: , Pennsylvania, USA

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Birth — 1792
9 April 1792
Churchtown, Columbia, New York, USA

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)

1808 Birth of Child
Elias SNYDER was born 16 August 1808, Claverack, New York, USA

Rebecca was 16 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.

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

1832 Marriage of Child
Elias SNYDER married 27 May 1832, , Pennsylvania, USA to Maryann STEWART (STUART)

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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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

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.

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Sandy Bank Cemetery Spencers Corners Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, USA

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Death — 1866
20 February 1866
Greenfield, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
She died at the age of 73.

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Sandy Bank Cemetery Spencers Corners Lackawanna County Pennsylvania, USA

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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