Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Delia  CONGER

  (b. 13 July 1803 ,  Rockaway, New Jersey, USA   d. 30 September 1880 ,  Rockaway, New Jersey, USA )  

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Delia CONGER was born 13 July 1803 in Rockaway, New Jersey, USA

Delia CONGER was the child of David CONGER   and   Elizabeth AYRES and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John CONGER and Sarah TUTTLE (maternal)  Robert AYRES and Anna JACKSON

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Delia  married  John Burnett KELSEY 7 April 1821 in Pleasant Valley, New Jersey, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John Burnett KELSEY  was born 17 January 1797 in Rockaway, New Jersey, USA (Mount Hope).  John Burnett died 3 January 1885 in Rockaway, New Jersey, USA (Mount Hope).  John Burnett was the child of Jabez KELSEY and Sarah CORWIN.

Delia CONGER died 30 September 1880 in Rockaway, New Jersey, USA .
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Delia CONGER married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor John Burnett KELSEY-- Date: 7 April 1821 Place: Pleasant Valley, New Jersey, USA
John Burnett KELSEY was the child of Jabez KELSEY and Sarah CORWIN




Children of John Burnett KELSEY and Delia CONGER:

Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Alfred Berry KELSEY (b.26 March 1847, Rockaway, New Jersey, USA   d. 26 April 1928, Lakewood, New Jersey, USA)
m. Jane Burr YALE 



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birth1803 Birth
13 July 1803
Rockaway, New Jersey, USA
News1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)
U.S. President1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States
NewsThe 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.
Invention 1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)
U.S. President1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States
marriage1821 Marriage / Partner
Delia CONGER and John Burnett KELSEY 7 April 1821, Pleasant Valley, New Jersey, USA

She was 17 years old.
Invention 1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)
Invention 1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)
U.S. President1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States
Invention 1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)
News1826 - 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.
Invention 1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)
News1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.
Invention 1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)
U.S. President1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States
News1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears
U.S. President1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States
Invention 1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States
NewsFrom 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.
U.S. President1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
1847 Birth of Child
Alfred Berry KELSEY was born 26 March 1847, Rockaway, New Jersey, USA (Mount Hope)

Delia was 43 years old.
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
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First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Rockaway Morris County New Jersey, USA

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death1880 Death
30 September 1880
Rockaway, New Jersey, USA

She died at the age of 77.

Delia is buried at: First Presbyterian Church Cemetery Rockaway Morris County New Jersey, USA
Added: 8/23/2016 10:21:47 PM - Updated: 9/11/2017 5:15:03 PM
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