Andrew RACE

Born

11 November 1821 , Hebron, New York, USA

Died

18 September 1888 , Auburn, New York, USA

Age: 67

Andrew married Elizabeth T HOYT May 1844 in Scipio, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Elizabeth T HOYT was born 25 June 1822 in Dutchess County, New York, USA. Elizabeth T died 24 November 1905 in Auburn, New York, USA. Elizabeth T was the child of Daniel HOYT and Mary Francis WHITE .

Parents & Family of Andrew RACE

Parents of Andrew RACE

Father

John W RACE

Mother

Isabel MCWHORTER

Grandparents of Andrew RACE

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Andrew RACE

Andrew RACE married

Elizabeth T HOYT
Marriage date: May 1844
Marriage place: Scipio, New York, USA
Elizabeth T HOYT was the child of Daniel HOYT and Mary Francis WHITE

Children of Andrew RACE and Elizabeth T HOYT

James Winton RACE

Born: 5 April 1845, Covert, Seneca, New York, USA
Died: 6 April 1925, Syracuse, New York, USA

Married: Clementine Frances SALISBURY 1869

Charles Alexander RACE

Born: 9 November 1849, , New York, USA
Died: 10 August 1883, , New York, USA

Married: Mary Etta MILLER? (CANNON) 1877

Alfred Hoyt RACE

Born: 9 November 1849, , New York, USA
Died: 28 April 1850, , New York, USA

Willie RACE

Born: 27 January 1856, Scipio, New York, USA
Died: 2 February 1856, Auburn, New York, USA

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Birth — 1821
11 November 1821
Hebron, New York, USA

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

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)

1844 Marriage / Partner
Andrew RACE and Elizabeth T HOYT May 1844, Scipio, New York, USA

He was 22 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
James Winton RACE was born 5 April 1845, Covert, Seneca, New York, USA

Andrew was 23 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Birth of Child
Alfred Hoyt RACE was born 9 November 1849, , New York, USA

Andrew was 28 years old.

1849 Birth of Child
Charles Alexander RACE was born 9 November 1849, , New York, USA

Andrew was 28 years old.

1850 Ulysses, Tompkins, New York

Name: Andrew Race
Residence: Ulysses, Tompkins, New York
Age: 30 years
calculated Birth Year: 1820
birthPlace: New York
Gender: Male
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Film Number: 444322
digital gs number: 4203574
Image Number: 00478
Line Number: 30
dwelling house number: 80
family number: 83
Marital Status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Andrew Race M 30y
Betsy Race F 28y
James Race M 5y
Charles Race M 2y

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 Death of Child
Alfred Hoyt RACE died 28 April 1850, , New York, USA

Andrew was 28 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 - Scipio, New York

Name: Andrew Rees
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Andrew Rees Head M 33
Elizabeth Rees Wife F 33
James Wra Rees Child 10
Charles Rees Child 7

Family Number: 253
Line Number: 7
PAge: 30
GS Film Number: 1435219
Digital Folder Number: 004296305
Image Number: 00219

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1855 New York State Census
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1856 Birth of Child
Willie RACE was born 27 January 1856, Scipio, New York, USA

Andrew was 34 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

1860 Scipio, Cayuga, New York

Andrew Race, age 38, landlord, b. NY
Elizabeth Race, age 37, housekeeper, b. NY
James Race, age 15, b. NY
Charles Race, age 12, b. NY

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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 - 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

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

1875 Auburn, Cayuga, New York

Name: Andrew Race
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Family Number: 55
PAge: 5
Line Number: 25
GS Film Number: 853206
Digital Folder Number: 004858094
Image Number: 00079
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Andrew Race M 56
Wife Elizabeth Race F 52
Mother Mary Bishop F 80

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1875 New York State Census
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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)

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.

1883 Death of Child
Charles Alexander RACE died 10 August 1883, , New York, USA

Andrew was 61 years old.

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

Union Springs Advertiser, Union Springs, N.Y., Thursday, September 20, 1888

Andrew Race of Auburn, a well-known auctioneer and horseman hung himself in his barn Tuesday morning. Ill health and financial troubles are said to have been the cause of the suicide.

Weekly News and Democrat, Auburn, N.Y., Thursday, September 20, 1888

Andrew Race Dead

Terminated his life by suicide Tuesday morning

About 11 A.M. Tuesday morning Andrew Race, the well known horseman and auctioneer, was found hanging from a rafter in the barn, in the rear of his residence, 34 Lincoln street, by his wife. As soon as Mrs. Race recovered from the shock, she called for assistance and Smith Perkins, a painter, at work next door, answered her call and immediately cut the rope. Life was already extinct, and the remains were cold in death. From the statement of Mrs. Race, it appears that her husband, who had been in ill health for some time, went to the barn about 10 o'clock. Remaining there longer than

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Death — 1888
18 September 1888
Auburn, New York, USA
He died at the age of 66.