William SILVERNAIL

(b. 14 January 1826 , New York, USA d. 28 March 1875 , New York, USA )

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William SILVERNAIL was born 14 January 1826 in New York, USA

William SILVERNAIL was the child of Jonas SILVERNAIL and Eva HAYNOR? and the grandchild of: (paternal) Conradt Peter SILVERNAIL and Hannah (Anna) SHERMAN

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William married Clarissa Ann WOODEN . Clarissa Ann WOODEN was born abt. 1832 in New York, USA. Clarissa Ann died 10 May 1871 in New York, USA.

William SILVERNAIL died 28 March 1875 in New York, USA.
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1826 Birth
14 January 1826
New York, USA

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)

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 Potter, New York
Name: William Silvernail
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1824
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Potter, Yates, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 182
Household Members:
Name Age
William Silvernail 26
Clarrissa Silvernail 25
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

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 Potter, New York
Name: William Silvernail
Age: 36
Birth Year: abt 1824
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Potter, Yates, New York
Post Office: Potter
Family Number: 243
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Household Members:
Name Age
William Silvernail 36
Carissa Silvernail 33
James E Silvernail 3
John Ashley 16

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 Potter, New York
Name: Wm Silvernail
Age in 1870: 45
Birth Year: abt 1825
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Potter, Yates, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Rushville
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Household Members:
Name Age
Wm Silvernail 45
Clarissa K Silvernail 44
James B Silvernail 13
Charles H Silvernail 8
John Shutts 20

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.