Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY

Born

6 January 1809 , Lebanon, New York, USA

Died

27 November 1853 , Plymouth, , Illinois, USA

Wilkins Jenkins married Katherine SMITH 8 January 1831 . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Katherine SMITH was born 8 July 1813 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA . Katherine died 1 February 1900 in Fountain Green, Illinois, USA. Katherine was the child of Joseph SMITH and Lucy MACK .

Parents & Family of Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY

Parents of Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY

Father

Gideon SALISBURY

Mother

Elizabeth SHIELDS

Grandparents of Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

Gideon SALISBURY Priscilla SHAW

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY

Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY married

Katherine SMITH
Marriage date: 8 January 1831
Marriage place:
Katherine SMITH was the child of Joseph SMITH and Lucy MACK

Marriage notes:

Jenkins Salisbury must have joined the Church at a very early date, Perhaps through the teaching of William B. Smith, who he knew from his early youth. It is known that he married Catherine Smith, sister of the Prophet Joseph Smith on January 8, 1831. Whether his baptism predated his marriage is not known. The union would produce eight children.

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Children of Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY and Katherine SMITH

Lucy SALISBURY

Born: 3 October 1834, Kirtland, Ohio, USA
Died: 18 October 1892, Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA

Solomon Jenkins SALISBURY

Born: 18 September 1835, Kirtland, Ohio, USA
Died: 21 January 1927, Burnside, Hancock County, Illinois, USA

Alvin SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1837,
Died: 21 August 1880, Hancock County, Illinois, USA

Don Carlos SALISBURY

Born: 25 October 1841, Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
Died: 6 April 1919, Ferris, Hancock County, Illinois, USA

Frederick Vilian SALISBURY

Born: 27 January 1850, Webster, Hancock, Illinois, USA
Died: 24 February 1934, Independence, Missouri, USA

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Birth — 1809
6 January 1809
Lebanon, New York, USA

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

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

1831 Marriage / Partner
Wilkins Jenkins SALISBURY and Katherine SMITH 8 January 1831,

He was 22 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Lucy SALISBURY was born 3 October 1834, Kirtland, Ohio, USA

Wilkins Jenkins was 25 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
Solomon Jenkins SALISBURY was born 18 September 1835, Kirtland, Ohio, USA

Wilkins Jenkins was 26 years old.

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

1841 Birth of Child
Don Carlos SALISBURY was born 25 October 1841, Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois, USA

Wilkins Jenkins was 32 years old.

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 - Hancock, Illinois

Name: W P Salsbury
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1850
Event Place: Hancock county, part of, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Race: White
Race (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1808
BirthPlace: New York
Household ID: 401
House Number: 401
Line Number: 4
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 109
GS Film Number: 7682
Digital Folder Number: 004193358
Image Number: 00063

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
W P Salsbury M 42 New York
Catherine Salsbury F 39 Vermont
Solomon Salsbury M 15 Ohio
Don Carlos Salsbury M 8 Illinois
Vilian Salsbury M 0 Illinois

Source / record details
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 Birth of Child
Frederick Vilian SALISBURY was born 27 January 1850, Webster, Hancock, Illinois, USA

Wilkins Jenkins was 41 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States