Alpha ARNOLD

(b. 7 January 1797 , Pawling, New York, USA d. 1 November 1881 , Ledyard, New York, USA )

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Alpha ARNOLD was born 7 January 1797 in Pawling, New York, USA

Alpha ARNOLD was the child of David ARNOLD and Mary COLLINS

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Alpha married Samuel TRIPP 15 March 1821 in Pawling, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Samuel TRIPP was born 6 April 1794 in Pawling, New York, USA. Samuel died 21 March 1872 in Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora). Samuel was the child of Samuel TRIPP and Mary HOWARD.

Alpha ARNOLD died 1 November 1881 in Ledyard, New York, USA .

Born in the hamlet of Quaker Hill, Dutchess, NY

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Alpha ARNOLD married

Samuel TRIPP-- Date: 15 March 1821 Place: Pawling, New York, USA
Samuel TRIPP was the child of Samuel TRIPP and Mary HOWARD

Children of Samuel TRIPP and Alpha ARNOLD:

Alfred Arnold TRIPP (b.23 August 1822, Washington, New York, USA d. 27 March 1880, Manlius, New York, USA )
m. Sarah Rosamond WHEELER 7 October 1848 in Manlius, New York, USA (Fayetteville) (Manlius Station)

Jefferson TRIPP (b.29 February 1824, Dutchess County, New York, USA d. 15 December 1904, Ledyard, New York, USA )
m. Aurelia D HUDSON 1866 in Cayuga County, New York, USA

Helen TRIPP (b.7 April 1832, Dutchess County, New York, USA d. 5 May 1846, Ledyard, New York, USA )

David A TRIPP (b.5 March 1836, Dutchess County, New York, USA d. 28 January 1869, Ledyard, New York, USA )

Mary Alpha TRIPP (b.20 December 1839, Ledyard, New York, USA d. 13 August 1863, Ledyard, New York, USA )

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1797 Birth
7 January 1797
Pawling, New York, USA

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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

1821 Marriage / Partner
Alpha ARNOLD and Samuel TRIPP 15 March 1821, Pawling, New York, USA

She was 24 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Alfred Arnold TRIPP was born 23 August 1822, Washington, New York, USA (Millbrook) (Lithgow)

Alpha was 25 years old.

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

1824 Birth of Child
Jefferson TRIPP was born 29 February 1824, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Alpha was 27 years old.

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 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
Samuel Tripp
1830 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1832 Birth of Child
Helen TRIPP was born 7 April 1832, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Alpha was 35 years old.

1836 Birth of Child
David A TRIPP was born 5 March 1836, Dutchess County, New York, USA

Alpha was 39 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)

1839 Birth of Child
Mary Alpha TRIPP was born 20 December 1839, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

Alpha was 42 years old.

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 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
Samuel Tripp
1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1846 Death of Child
Helen TRIPP died 5 May 1846, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

Alpha was 49 years old.

1848 Marriage of Child
Alfred Arnold TRIPP married 7 October 1848, Manlius, New York, USA (Fayetteville) (Manlius Station) to Sarah Rosamond WHEELER

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
name: Alpha Tripp
residence: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
age: 59 years
calculated birth year: 1791
birthplace: New York
gender: Female
race (original):
race (expanded):
death month:
death year:
film number: 17059
digital gs number: 4196771
image number: 00493
line number: 26
dwelling house number: 1102
family number: 1156
marital status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Samuel Tripp M 56y
Alpha Tripp F 59y
Jefferson Tripp M 26y
David Tripp M 14y
Mary Tripp F 10y
Lucy Peague F 19y

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 Springport, Cayuga, NY
Samuel Tripp, 56, stone mason, b. MA

Agnes? Tripp, 52, b NY

Abner? Tripp, 12

Oscar? Tripp, 10

Mary E. Tripp, ?

Elizabeth Tripp, 14?

Maria L. Tripp, 21?
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
name: Alpha Tripp
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Ledyard, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender: Female
age: 58
relationship to head of household: Wife
estimated birth year: 1797
family number: 245
line number: 4
page:
film number: 1435218
digital folder number: 005207172
image number: 00685
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self Samuel Tripp M 60
wife Alpha Tripp F 58
child Jefferson Tripp M 31
child David Tripp M 19
child Mary A Tripp F 15
servant Eliza Rogers F 20

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K67R-5R4 : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Alpha Tripp in entry for Samuel Tripp, 1855.
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

1860 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
All b. NY

Samuel Tripp, 66, farmer

Alpha Tripp, 63, housekeeper

Jefferson, 37, farmer

Mary Tripp, 20, housekeeper

David Tripp, 20, farmer

Sarah Mattison, 20, domestic

Samuel Lewis, 7
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Death of Child
Mary Alpha TRIPP died 13 August 1863, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

Alpha was 66 years old.

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)

1865 Ledyard, Cayuga, New York
Samuel Tripp, 71, m, b. Dutchess, married 1 time, now married, farmer
Alpha Tripp, 68, f, wife, b. Dutchess, mother of 5 children, married 1 time, now married
David A Tripp, 29, m, child, b. Dutchess, single
John C Cooneley, 27, m, b. Cayuga, married 1 time, widowed, lawyer
1865 New York State Census
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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 Death of Child
David A TRIPP died 28 January 1869, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

Alpha was 72 years old.

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

1870 Ledyard, Cayuga, NY
Age 73 Keeping House, b. NY; husband, Samuel? Age 76 retired farmer b. NY
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1872 Death of Spouse/Partner
Samuel TRIPP died 21 March 1872, Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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
Lewis Salisbury is found in the 1880 US Census living in Ledyard, NY. Living there are: Alpha Tripp, 83, widowed, keeping house, b. NY, father, b. RI, mother, b. NY (Alpha was the wife of Samuel Tripp, daughter of David Arnold and Mary Collins. Alpha died in Levanna in 1881. Buried with husband in Oak Glen Cemetery, Ledyard. Connection? Probably just a friend or neighbor.); Lewis Salisbury, 70, cooper, b. NY, father, b. RI, mother b. NY; Sally Ann Salisbury, 59, keeping house, b. NY, parents b. NY; Electa Dodd, single, female, (possibly the daughter of Daniel Dodd and Eliza Ward -- connection? Sally's sister? Related to Alpha Tripp?), 45, telegraphing, b. NY, father b. NJ, mother b. NY
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Death of Child
Alfred Arnold TRIPP died 27 March 1880, Manlius, New York, USA (Fayetteville) (Manlius Station)

Alpha was 83 years old.

Grave

Oak Glen Cemetery
Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

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1881 Death
1 November 1881
Ledyard, New York, USA

She died at the age of 84.

Alpha is buried at: Oak Glen Cemetery

Ledyard, New York, USA (Aurora)

Added: 7/7/2008 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 6/12/2018 3:36:58 PM

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