Margaret BARNHILL

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13 December 1799 , Manhattan, New York, USA

Died

23 January 1861 , Long Island City, New York, USA

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Born: 13 December 1799 in Manhattan, New York, USA

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Margaret married Cornelius Van Schaick ROOSEVELT 9 October 1821 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cornelius Van Schaick ROOSEVELT was born 30 January 1794 in Manhattan, New York, USA . Cornelius Van Schaick died 17 July 1871 in Brooklyn, New York, USA . Cornelius Van Schaick was the child of Jacobus ROOSEVELT and Maria VAN SCHAICK.

Margaret BARNHILL died 23 January 1861 in Long Island City, New York, USA.

Parents:
Robert Barnhill (1754 - 1814)
Elizabeth Potts Barnhill (1758 - 1807)

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Cornelius Van Schaick ROOSEVELT
Marriage date: 9 October 1821
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Cornelius Van Schaick ROOSEVELT was the child of Jacobus ROOSEVELT and Maria VAN SCHAICK

Children of Cornelius Van Schaick ROOSEVELT and Margaret BARNHILL

Theodore ROOSEVELT

Born: 22 September 1831, Manhattan, New York, USA
Died: 9 February 1878, Manhattan, New York, USA

Married: Martha Stewart "Mittie" BULLOCH 22 December 1853

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Birth — 1799
13 December 1799
Manhattan, 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
Margaret BARNHILL and Cornelius Van Schaick ROOSEVELT 9 October 1821, , New York, USA

She was 21 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Theodore ROOSEVELT was born 22 September 1831, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Margaret was 31 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

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

Death — 1861
23 January 1861
Long Island City, New York, USA
She died at the age of 61.

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Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn Kings County (Brooklyn) 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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