Gideon SALISBURY

Born

14 January 1762 , Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

abt. 1848 , Potter, New York, USA

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Gideon SALISBURY Priscilla SHAW

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Born: 14 January 1762 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: Gideon SALISBURY

Mother: Priscilla SHAW

Paternal grandparents: Joseph SALISBURY , Innocent HEAD

Maternal grandparents: Jeremiah SHAW , Phebe WILBOR (WILBUR)

Gideon had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Gideon married Elizabeth SHIELDS abt. 1784 in Penn Yan, Crown Colony of New York . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Elizabeth SHIELDS was born 7 July 1767 in Penn Yan, New York, USA (Bluff Point). Elizabeth died 28 April 1844 in Middlesex, New York, USA.

Gideon SALISBURY died abt. 1848 in Potter, New York, USA .
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Gideon SALISBURY married

Elizabeth SHIELDS
Marriage date: abt. 1784
Marriage place: Penn Yan, Crown Colony of New York

Children of Gideon SALISBURY and Elizabeth SHIELDS

Betsey SALISBURY

Born: 10 July 1785, , Crown Colony of New York
Died: abt. 1855, Saratoga, New York, USA

Phebe SALISBURY

Born: 6 December 1787, , Crown Colony of New York
Died: , , New York, USA

Married: Rensselaer LACORE 1810

Frederick F SALISBURY

Born: 6 November 1789, , New York, USA
Died: abt. 1812, , New York, USA

Margaret SALISBURY

Born: 8 November 1791, , New York, USA
Died: 21 April 1862, Middlesex, New York, USA

Married: Cornelius SAWYER

Samuel SALISBURY

Born: 6 May 1793, , New York, USA
Died: abt. 1812, , United States

John SALISBURY

Born: 30 April 1795, Yates County, New York, USA
Died: 27 February 1878, Potter, New York, USA

Married: Eliza ADAMS 1821

Gideon SALISBURY

Born: 15 November 1798, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Benanuel SALISBURY

Born: 15 February 1802, , New York, USA
Died: , , New York, USA

Married: Catherine CLARK 1820

Alfred SALISBURY

Born: 15 July 1804, , New York, USA
Died: , Middlesex, New York, USA

Married: Brezena BARNES 1825

Samantha SALISBURY

Born: 7 August 1806, , New York, USA
Died: 2 April 1888, Middlesex, New York, USA

Married: Alexander ARNOLD

Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY

Born: 6 January 1809, Lebanon, New York, USA
Died: 27 November 1853, Plymouth, , Illinois, USA

Married: Katherine SMITH 8 January 1831

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Birth — 1762
14 January 1762
Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Biography
Town of Middlesex

Salisbury Family

Gideon Salisbury came to Middlesex from Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna river, and settled on the farm since known as the Salisbury farm. His wife was Elizabeth Shields. Their family consisted of ten children, four of whom are living, Phebe, John, Semantha and Alfred. Phebe married Rensselaer Lucore of Middlesex. Semantha married Brezena Barnes of Middlesex, and reside in that town. John married Eliza, daughter of Chester Adams, and resided many years on the old homestead. Their children were Chester, Samuel, George, Charles, John, Caroline and Cornelia.

Samuel married Viola, daughter of John W. Williams, and is a prominent citizen of Middlesex.

John Jr. married Mary Adams of Michigan, and lives in Middlesex.

John Salisbury with several members of his family now lives in Gorham, where they moved several years since.

Title History and Directory of Yates County: Containing a Sketch of Its Original Settlement by the Public Universal ...Read full story

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

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)

1785 Birth of Child
Betsey SALISBURY was born 10 July 1785, , New York, USA

Gideon was 23 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1787 Birth of Child
Phebe SALISBURY was born 6 December 1787, , New York, USA

Gideon was 25 years old.

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1789 Birth of Child
Frederick F SALISBURY was born 6 November 1789, , New York, USA

Gideon was 27 years old.

1791 Birth of Child
Margaret SALISBURY was born 8 November 1791, , New York, USA

Gideon was 29 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Samuel SALISBURY was born 6 May 1793, , New York, USA

Gideon was 31 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
John SALISBURY was born 30 April 1795, Yates County, New York, USA

Gideon was 33 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1798 Birth of Child
Gideon SALISBURY was born 15 November 1798, , New York, USA

Gideon was 36 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Ontario Census
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Salsbury Gideon 3 1 . 1 . . 3 . 1 . . . . Town of Jerusalem

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1802 Birth of Child
Benanuel SALISBURY was born 15 February 1802, , New York, USA

Gideon was 40 years old.

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1804 Birth of Child
Alfred SALISBURY was born 15 July 1804, , New York, USA

Gideon was 42 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1806 Birth of Child
Samantha SALISBURY was born 7 August 1806, , New York, USA

Gideon was 44 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY was born 6 January 1809, Lebanon, New York, USA

Gideon was 47 years old.

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

1820 Middlesex, Ontario, New York
2 males 10-U16, 1 male 16-18, 2 males 16-U26, 1 male 45+, 1 female 10-U16, 1 female 45+, 3 people engaged in agriculture
1820 U.S. Census
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From Early Middlesex Tax Rolls
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Salisberry Benanuel 1820

Salisberry Benjamin 1820

Salisbury Benjamin 1822

Salisbury Gideon 1813

Salisbury Gideon 1822

Salsbury Benjamin 1819

Silsberry Benjamin 1818

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From Yates County Deeds (Grantee from Grantor, Book, Page) www.yatescounty.org/ upload/ 12/ historian/ grntee_S.htm

Salisbury Benjamin / / Wright B Haskins / / 5 / / 550

Salisbury Gideon / / Sandford Williams / / 2 / / 308

Salsbury Giddeon / / Robert Moor / / 2 / / 416

Salsbury Joseph / / Merideth Mallory / / 2 / / 237

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Salisbury Elizabeth / / Mather Lucius / / 4 / / 172

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1813 Middlesex, Ontario County NY

1820 Middlesex, Yates, NY

1822 Middlesex, Yates, NY

1825 Middlesex, Yates, NY

1835 Middlesex, Yates, NY

1840 Middlesex, Yates, NY
1843, Potter, Ontario, NY

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

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.

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

Pension Application for Gideon Salisbury -- http://morrisonspensions.org/salisbury.html
1835
State of New York

County of Yates SS.

On this day of January in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty five (1835) personally appeared in open court before the Judges of the court of Common Pleas of the said County of Yates now sitting, being a court of Record—Gideon Salisbury a resident of the town of Middlesex in the said County of Yates and State of New York aged seventy three years the fourteenth day of January instant—who being first duly sworn according to same doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.

That he has been informed by his mother and believes that he was born in the month of January in the year one thousand seven hundred & sixty two (1762) at Salisbury Plains in England—that he was brought by his parents, at the age of three or four years, Emigrated to this country, and settled in Rhode Island—that when he was about eight years old he...Read full story

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)

Pension Application for Gideon Salisbury S.28863 Pension was granted $22.00 per annum, arrears $286.00 -- http://morrisonspensions.org/salisbury.html
1843
State of New York

County of Cayuga SS.

Personally appeared before the Subscriber a Justice of the peace in & for said county born named Salisbury of Ledgyard in said county aged eighty two years in Nov’r last past, & on being duly sworn according to law deposeth & saith that Gideon Salisbury of Potter, Ontario County New York who is applying for a pension as a soldier of the war of the Revolution is this deponents brother, & that he is better than two years younger than this deponent, that this deponent well recollects that his said brother Gideon Salisbury went out in the Militia & went with the Army to Boston, he thinks in 1777—that this deponent well recollects that his said brother the said Gideon Salisbury enlisted under Capt. Christopher Miller, this deponents thinks in 1780, that he marched with the company to the south & that this deponent well recollects of the company returning to old Shoharrie [Schoharie] & this deponent well recollects of his...Read full story

1844 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth SHIELDS died 28 April 1844, Middlesex, New York, 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

FINAL RESTING PLACE

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Pine Corners Cemetery Middlesex Yates County New York, USA

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Last updated: 5/26/2024 5:11:08 PM

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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