John SALISBURY

Born

30 April 1795 , Yates County, New York, USA

Died

27 February 1878 , Potter, New York, USA

John married Eliza ADAMS abt. 1821 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Eliza ADAMS was born 27 March 1797 in Rhode Island, USA. Eliza died 22 July 1883 in New York, USA.

Parents & Family of John SALISBURY

Parents of John SALISBURY

Father

Gideon SALISBURY

Mother

Elizabeth SHIELDS

Grandparents of John SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

Gideon SALISBURY Priscilla SHAW

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of John SALISBURY

John SALISBURY married

Eliza ADAMS
Marriage date: abt. 1821
Marriage place:

Children of John SALISBURY and Eliza ADAMS

George Washington SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1821, , New York, USA
Died: 6 September 1890, Gorham, Ontario County, New York, USA

Married: Mahala SAWYER

Cornelia E SALISBURY

Born: 27 January 1834, Middlesex, New York, USA
Died: 3 April 1889, Fairmont, Fillmore County, Nebraska, USA

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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

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Birth — 1795
30 April 1795
Yates County, New York, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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

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

1834 Birth of Child
Cornelia E SALISBURY was born 27 January 1834, Middlesex, New York, USA

John was 38 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

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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Middlesex, Yates, New York

Name: John Salisbury
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 60
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
estimated Birth Year: 1795
family number: 201
Line Number: 22
pAge:
Film Number: 838913
Digital Folder Number: 005207130
Image Number: 00287
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head John Salisbury M 60
wife Elizabeth Salisbury F 56
son John Salisbury M 19

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K6QW-5KN : accessed 10 Feb 2013), John Salisbury, 1855.

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1855 New York State Census
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - 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.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 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.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

Death — 1878
27 February 1878
Potter, New York, USA
He died at the age of 82.

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Rushville Village Cemetery Gorham Ontario County New York, USA

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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