Samantha SALISBURY

Born

7 August 1806 , New York, USA

Died

2 April 1888 , Middlesex, New York, USA

Age: 82

Samantha married Alexander ARNOLD . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Alexander ARNOLD was born abt. 1806 in Minden, Montgomery, New York, USA. Alexander died 2 May 1888 in New York, USA.

Parents & Family of Samantha SALISBURY

Parents of Samantha SALISBURY

Father

Gideon SALISBURY

Mother

Elizabeth SHIELDS

Grandparents of Samantha SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

Gideon SALISBURY Priscilla SHAW

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Born in Yates County, New York

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Samantha SALISBURY

Samantha SALISBURY married

Alexander ARNOLD
Marriage place:

Children of Alexander ARNOLD and Samantha SALISBURY

Allethra ARNOLD

Born: abt. 1831, , New York, USA
Died: abt. 1855, Gorham, New York, USA

Calista ARNOLD

Born: 6 January 1833, , New York, USA
Died: 25 March 1926, Gorham, New York, USA

William A ARNOLD

Born: abt. 1834, Gorham, New York, USA
Died: 8 April 1835, Gorham, New York, USA

John W ARNOLD

Born: abt. 1835, , New York, USA
Died: 13 November 1855, Gorham, New York, USA

William A ARNOLD

Born: 29 October 1837, Gorham, New York, USA
Died: 6 October 1923, Syracuse, New York, USA

Louisa ARNOLD

Born: 5 October 1840, Gorham, New York, USA
Died: 18 August 1928, , New York, USA

Emma S ARNOLD

Born: 29 April 1843, Gorham, New York, USA
Died: 13 December 1855, Gorham, New York, USA

Estella ARNOLD

Born: October 1845, Ontario County, New York, USA
Died: 28 November 1920, , New York, USA

Cuyler S ARNOLD

Born: September 1851, , New York, USA
Died: 10 November 1905, Gorham, New York, USA

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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

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Birth — 1806
7 August 1806
New York, USA

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

1833 Birth of Child
Calista ARNOLD was born 6 January 1833, , New York, USA

Samantha was 26 years old.

1835 Death of Child
William A ARNOLD died 8 April 1835, Gorham, New York, USA

Samantha was 28 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
William A ARNOLD was born 29 October 1837, Gorham, New York, USA

Samantha was 31 years old.

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.

1840 Birth of Child
Louisa ARNOLD was born 5 October 1840, Gorham, New York, USA

Samantha was 34 years old.

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)

1843 Birth of Child
Emma S ARNOLD was born 29 April 1843, Gorham, New York, USA

Samantha was 36 years old.

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

1845 Birth of Child
Estella ARNOLD was born October 1845, Ontario County, New York, USA

Samantha was 39 years old.

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

1851 Birth of Child
Cuyler S ARNOLD was born September 1851, , New York, USA

Samantha was 45 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Gorham, Ontario, New York

Name: Samantha Arnold
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 3, Gorham, Ontario, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 48
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
estimated Birth Year: 1807
family number: 51
Line Number: 35
pAge: 76
Film Number: 590802
Digital Folder Number: 005207108
Image Number: 00301
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Alexander Arnold M 48
wife Samantha Arnold F 48
child Allethra Arnold U 24
child Calista Arnold U 22
child John Arnold U 20
child William Arnold U 17
child Loisa Arnold U 14
child Emma Arnold U 12
child Estella Arnold U 9
child Cuyler Arnold U 3

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K63F-Q1D : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Samantha Arnold in entry for Alexander Arnold, 1855.

Source / record details
1855 New York State Census
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

1855 Death of Child
John W ARNOLD died 13 November 1855, Gorham, New York, USA

Samantha was 49 years old.

1855 Death of Child
Emma S ARNOLD died 13 December 1855, Gorham, New York, USA

Samantha was 49 years old.

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 Gorham, Ontario, New York

Name: Semantha Arnold
estimated Birth Year: 1807
Gender: Female
age in 1870: 63y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: New York
home in 1870: New York, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alexander Arnold M 64y New York
Semantha Arnold F 63y New York
William A Arnold M 32y New York
Calista Seelye F 37y New York
Frank S Seelye M 4y New York
Cupla S Arnold M 18y New York

Source / record details
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1875 Gorham, Ontario, New York

Name: Semantha Arnold
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Gorham, Ontario, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 68
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1807
Family Number:
PAge: 6
Line Number: 13
GS Film Number: 590811
Digital Folder Number: 004858099
Image Number: 00228

Source / record details
1875 New York State Census
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

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.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Gorham, Ontario, New York

name : Semantha Arnold
event: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Gorham, Ontario, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 73
marital status : Married
occupation : Keeping House
race or color (original) :
ethnicity (standardized) : American
relationship to head : Wife
birthplace : New York, United States
birthdate : 1807
spouse's name : Alexander Arnold
spouse's birthplace : New York, United States
father's name :
father's birthplace : Rhode Island, United States
mother's name :
mother's birthplace : Connecticut, United States
page : 244
page character : A
entry number : 2346
nara film number : T9-0909
gs film number : 1254909
Digital Folder Number: 004243442
Image Number: 00094
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Alexander Arnold M 73 New York, United States
wife Semantha Arnold F 73 New York, United States

Source / record details
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - 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.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

Obituary

Rushville, N. Y. - Mrs. Samantha Arnold, wife of Alexander Arnold, died at their home in Gorham, April 2nd, aged 82 years. She is to be buried on Wednesday of this week.

Ontario County Times 4 April 1888

Death — 1888
2 April 1888
Middlesex, New York, USA
She died at the age of 81.

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