Thomas SALISBURY

Born

20 May 1806 , Saratoga County, New York, USA

Died

28 February 1892 , Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Thomas married Sally Ann UNKNOWN abt. 1830 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sally Ann UNKNOWN was born abt. 1807 in New York, USA. Sally Ann died 3 January 1877 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA .

Parents & Family of Thomas SALISBURY

Parents of Thomas SALISBURY

Father

Preserved SALISBURY

Mother

Mary POWELL

Grandparents of Thomas SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

Thomas SALISBURY Rebecca BUSHEE

Maternal grandparents

Obediah POWELL Elizabeth FROST

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Thomas SALISBURY

Thomas SALISBURY married

Sally Ann UNKNOWN
Marriage date: abt. 1830
Marriage place:

Children of Thomas SALISBURY and Sally Ann UNKNOWN

James M SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1830, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Died: ,

Sarah J SALISBURY

Born: August 1835, , New York, USA
Died: 7 November 1905, Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Married: Sanford A WRIGHT 1854 Place: , New York, USA

Laura M SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1838, Ballston Spa, New York, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1806
20 May 1806
Saratoga County, 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

1835 Birth of Child
Sarah J SALISBURY was born August 1835, , New York, USA

Thomas was 29 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 - Stillwater, Saratoga, New York

Name: Thomas Salisburry
Residence: Stillwater, Saratoga , New York
Age: 45 years
calculated Birth Year: 1805
birthPlace: New York
Gender: Male
Race (Original):
race (expanded):
death month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 444308
digital gs number: 4203145
Image Number: 00188
Line Number: 34
dwelling house number: 107
family number: 120
Marital Status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Thomas Salisburry M 45y
Sally Salisburry F 44y
James Salisburry M 20y
Sarah Salisburry F 17y
Laura Salisburry F 12y

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 - Stillwater, Saratoga, New York

Name: Thomas Salisbury
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 1, Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
estimated Birth Year: 1805
family number: 208
Line Number: 15
pAge:
Film Number: 559002
Digital Folder Number: 005207104
Image Number: 00360
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Thomas Salisbury M 50
wife Sarah A Salisbury F 49
daughter Laura M Salisbury F 17
boarder Leone Brewer U 55

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K63D-NR4 : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Thomas 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

1860 - Stillwater, New York

Name: Thomas Salsbury
Age: 55
Birth Year: abt 1805
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Stillwater, Saratoga, New York
Post Office: Stillwater
Dwelling Number: 535
Family Number: 605
Occupation: Farmer
Real Estate Value: 4500
Personal Estate Value: 400
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Salsbury 55
Sally A Salsbury 54
Laura M Salsbury 22
Mary Berns 16

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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 - Ballston Spa, New York

Name: Thomas Salisbury
estimated Birth Year: 1805
Gender: Male
age in 1870: 65y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: New York
home in 1870: New York, United States
Household Gender Age
Thomas Salisbury M 65y
Sally A Salisbury F 64y

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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.

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

1877 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sally Ann UNKNOWN died 3 January 1877, Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton)

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 - Ballston, Saratoga, New York

Name: Thomas Salsbury
Residence: Ballston, Saratoga, New York
birthdate: 1805
birthPlace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name:
father's birthPlace: New York, United States
mother's Name:
mother's birthPlace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 75 years
Occupation: Farmer
nara Film Number: T9-0928
pAge: 13
page character: B
entry number: 1275
Film Number: 1254928
Household Gender Age
Thomas Salsbury M 75
Sanford A. Wright M 52
spouse Sarah Wright F 48
child Addie G. Wright F 16

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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

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 - Ballston, E.D. 01, Saratoga, New York

Sanford A Wright, m, 65, b. US, farmer
Sarah Wright, f, 59, b. US
Addie Wright, f, 26, b. US
Thomas Salisbury, m, 81, b. US