Benjamin Franklin REYNOLDS

Born

August 1780 , Petersburg, Rensselaer, Crown Colony of New York

Died

August 1862 , Bombay, New York, USA

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John REYNOLDS Mary UNKNOWN

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Born: August 1780 in Petersburg, Rensselaer, Crown Colony of New York

Father: John REYNOLDS

Mother: Mary UNKNOWN

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Benjamin Franklin married Ruth YOUNG 24 December 1824 in Rutland, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ruth YOUNG was born 3 January 1794 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA (Ayers Village). Ruth died 29 May 1855 in Bombay, New York, USA. Ruth was the child of Joshua YOUNG and Abiah LADD.

Benjamin Franklin REYNOLDS died August 1862 in Bombay, New York, USA.
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Benjamin Franklin REYNOLDS married

Ruth YOUNG
Marriage date: 24 December 1824
Marriage place: Rutland, Vermont, USA
Ruth YOUNG was the child of Joshua YOUNG and Abiah LADD

Children of Benjamin Franklin REYNOLDS and Ruth YOUNG

Elsie Alice REYNOLDS

Born: 21 April 1827, Bombay, New York, USA
Died: 24 September 1917, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Married: William W MAGOON 24 November 1850 Place: Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1780
August 1780
Petersburg, Rensselaer, Crown Colony of New York

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

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

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin Franklin REYNOLDS and Ruth YOUNG 24 December 1824, Rutland, Vermont, USA

He was 44 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Elsie Alice REYNOLDS was born 21 April 1827, Bombay, New York, USA

Benjamin Franklin was 46 years old.

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)

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

1850 Marriage of Child
Elsie Alice REYNOLDS married 24 November 1850, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA to William W MAGOON

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

Death — 1862
August 1862
Bombay, New York, USA
He died at the age of 82.

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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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