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flag female ancestor  Elizabeth  STECK

Born
16 September 1830 ,  Pennsylvania, USA
Died
18 January 1894 ,  Jacksons, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
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Born: 16 September 1830 in Pennsylvania, USA

Parents of Elizabeth STECK

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Anthony STECK
Mother
Marie Anne HUSS

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Elizabeth  married  Joseph BENEDICT 30 July 1850 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Joseph BENEDICT  was born 25 November 1820 in Germany.  Joseph died 16 November 1869 in Ohio, USA. 

Elizabeth STECK died 18 January 1894 in Jacksons, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth STECK

Elizabeth STECK married immigrant flag male ancestor Joseph BENEDICT
Marriage date: 30 July 1850
Marriage place: Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA

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BirthBirth — 1830
16 September 1830
Pennsylvania, USA
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
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
marriage1850 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth STECK and Joseph BENEDICT 30 July 1850, Pottsville, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA

She was 19 years old.
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
1851 Birth of Child
Joseph BENEDICT was born 25 May 1851, , Pennsylvania, USA

Elizabeth was 20 years old.
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
1869 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph BENEDICT died 16 November 1869, , Ohio, USA
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)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Elizabeth STECK - Grave
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Saint Canicus Cemetery Mahanoy City Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, USA

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DeathDeath — 1894
18 January 1894
Jacksons, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA
She died at the age of 63.
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Saint Canicus Cemetery Mahanoy City Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, USA
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