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Grave has been located flag female ancestor  Sylvia  PRENTISS

Born
10 October 1820 ,  Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died
21 December 1897 ,  Toledo, Ohio, USA
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Silas PRENTISSLydia BUMPUS (BUMP)
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Born: 10 October 1820 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Paternal grandparents: Elkanah PRENTISS , Peggy TAMERLAIN
Maternal grandparents: Isaac BUMPAS (BUMPUS) (BUMP) , Kasiah CHAPPELL


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Sylvia  married  Martin TERWILLIGER 29 August 1841 in Pultneyville, Wayne, New York, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martin TERWILLIGER  was born 15 July 1814 in Shawangunk, Ulster, New York, USA.  Martin died 18 December 1891 in Clayton, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.  Martin was the child of Jacob (James) TERWILLIGER and Mary TERWILLIGER.

Sylvia PRENTISS died 21 December 1897 in Toledo, Ohio, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Sylvia PRENTISS

Sylvia PRENTISS married Grave has been locatedflag male ancestor Martin TERWILLIGER
Marriage date: 29 August 1841
Marriage place: Pultneyville, Wayne, New York, USA
Martin TERWILLIGER was the child of Jacob (James) TERWILLIGER and Mary TERWILLIGER

Children of Martin TERWILLIGER and Sylvia PRENTISS

Grave has been locatedUS Civil War Soldiers flag photo of Albert Eugene TERWILLIGER  Albert Eugene TERWILLIGER
Born: 21 August 1844, Clayton, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
Died: 19 December 1922, Clayton, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Married: Elizabeth Catherine WALTER 3 July 1890



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BirthBirth — 1820
10 October 1820
Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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.
marriage1841 Marriage / Partner
Sylvia PRENTISS and Martin TERWILLIGER 29 August 1841, Pultneyville, Wayne, New York, USA

She was 20 years old.
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)
1844 Birth of Child
Albert Eugene TERWILLIGER was born 21 August 1844, Clayton, Lenawee, Michigan, USA

Sylvia was 23 years old.
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
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)
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
1891 Death of Spouse/Partner
Martin TERWILLIGER died 18 December 1891, Clayton, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Sylvia PRENTISS - Grave
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North Dover Cemetery Clayton Lenawee County Michigan, USA

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DeathDeath — 1897
21 December 1897
Toledo, Ohio, USA
She died at the age of 77.
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North Dover Cemetery Clayton Lenawee County Michigan, USA
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Record added: 8/25/2016 3:12:28 PM
Last updated: 9/17/2017 8:44:14 AM

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