Lewis SALISBURY

Born

15 March 1814 , Saratoga, New York, USA

Died

31 July 1904 , Stillwater, New York, USA

Lewis married Sarah Ann BENNETT abt. 1841 . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sarah Ann BENNETT was born 15 June 1815 in Connecticut, USA. Sarah Ann died 21 June 1864 in New York, USA. Sarah Ann was the child of Abraham BENNETT and Anjte CLUTE .

Lewis married Elizabeth G "Libby" JOHNSON abt. 1865 .
Elizabeth G "Libby" JOHNSON was born 13 July 1822 in New York, USA. Elizabeth G "Libby" died 24 December 1892 in New York, USA.

Parents & Family of Lewis SALISBURY

Parents of Lewis SALISBURY

Father

Preserved SALISBURY

Mother

Mary POWELL

Grandparents of Lewis SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

Thomas SALISBURY Rebecca BUSHEE

Maternal grandparents

Obediah POWELL Elizabeth FROST

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Lewis SALISBURY

Lewis SALISBURY married

Sarah Ann BENNETT
Marriage date: abt. 1841
Marriage place:
Sarah Ann BENNETT was the child of Abraham BENNETT and Anjte CLUTE

Children of Lewis SALISBURY and Sarah Ann BENNETT

Alice Marie SALISBURY

Born: 28 June 1844, , New York, USA
Died: abt. 1935, Seattle, Washington, USA

Maria SALISBURY

Born: November 1845, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1928,

Married: Jacob Warren LOHNES 1869

William H SALISBURY

Born: 25 March 1849, Saratoga, New York, USA
Died: 16 January 1890, Stillwater, New York, USA

Married: Cornelia A MYERS 15 February 1872 Place: Stillwater, New York, USA

Lewis SALISBURY married

Elizabeth G "Libby" JOHNSON
Marriage date: abt. 1865
Marriage place:

Marriage notes:

date of marriage is not known

Children of Lewis SALISBURY and Elizabeth G "Libby" JOHNSON

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Biography

Lewis Salisbury. Born about 1814; son of Preserved Salisbury and Mary. Of Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York. His will was written on 10 March 1896. A codicil was made on 2 September 1897. A codicil was made on 23 July 1902. His will was proved on 3 September 1904. His will was recorded on 3 September 1904. CHILDREN: Maria Salisbury

Probate: 19 AUGUST 1904, Stillwater Saratoga

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Daughter MARIA LOHNES
GRAND DAUGHTER, NELLIE M. (SALISBURY)INGERSOL
Grandson: GEORGE H. LOHNES
Grandson: LEWIS S. LOHNES
Grand Daughter: ELIZABETH M. 'LIBBIE' WILBUR
Grand Daughter: JOSIE M. LOHNES, died before 2 SEP 1897

Birth — 1814
15 March 1814
Saratoga, New York, USA

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

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 Birth of Child
Alice Marie SALISBURY was born 28 June 1844, , New York, USA

Lewis was 30 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
Maria SALISBURY was born November 1845, Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory)

Lewis was 31 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
William H SALISBURY was born 25 March 1849, Saratoga, New York, USA (Schuylerville) (Victory)

Lewis was 35 years old.

1850 Saratoga, Saratoga, New York

Lewis Sailesbury, 30, farmer, NY

Sarah Ann, 30, NY

Maria, 6, NY

William H., 1, NY

Margaret McGovnier, 18, Ireland

Stephen Gibbs, 23, farmer, England

Mary Sailesbury, 76, NY

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Saratoga, Saratoga, New York

Name: Lewis Sailsbury
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 1, Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
estimated Birth Year: 1814
family number: 99
Line Number: 1
pAge:
Film Number: 559002
Digital Folder Number: 005207104
Image Number: 00207
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Lewis Sailsbury M 41
wife Saryan Sailsbury F 40
daughter Mariah Sailsbury F 10
son William H Sailsbury M 6
mother Mary Sailsbury F 82
servant Peter Finigan U 20
servant Anna Cain U 20

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K63D-Q8H : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Lewis Sailsbury, 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

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)

1864 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah Ann BENNETT died 21 June 1864, , New York, USA

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 Stillwater, Saratoga, New York

Lewis Salisbury, 56, farmer, NY

Elizabeth, 47, keeping house, NY

William H., 21, at home, NY

Emma Palmer, 17, domestic servant, NY

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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 Marriage of Child
William H SALISBURY married 15 February 1872, Stillwater, New York, USA to Cornelia A MYERS

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 - Stillwater, Saratoga, New York

Name: Lewis Salisbury
Age: 66
Birth Date: Abt 1814
BirthPlace: New York
Home in 1880: Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, USA
Dwelling Number: 34
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Elizbeth G Salisbury
Father's BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Mother's BirthPlace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis Salisbury 66
Elizbeth G Salisbury 57

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1890 Death of Child
William H SALISBURY died 16 January 1890, Stillwater, New York, USA

Lewis was 75 years old.

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth G "Libby" JOHNSON died 24 December 1892, , New York, USA

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

Will

Saratoga co NY Will Book Vo. 40 page 75
Written: March 10, 1896
Recorded: September 3, 1904

Will of LEWIS SALISBURY of STILLWATER, SARATOGA, N.Y.
Pages 75-77
Signed: 10 MARCH 1896
Probate: 19 AUGUST 1904
Proved: 3 SEPTEMBER 1904

1st Codicil: 2 SEPTEMBER 1897

Re: Daughter MARIA LOHNES; Death of GRAND DAUGHTER, JOSIE M. LOHNES
Witness: MADISON B. WILBUR of SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y.
Witness: FRANK WILBUR of QUAKER SPRINGS, SARATOGA, NY

2nd Codicil: 23 JULY 1902
Re: GRAND DAUGHTER, NELLIE M. SALISBURY, WIFE of MR. INGERSOL
Witness: JOSEPH E. BUCK of QUAKER SPRINGS, NY, he died 12 May 1904
Witness: MADISON B. WILBUR
Surrogate: HONORABLE CHARLES C. LESTER of SARATOGA SPRINGS

LAST WILL
AT A SURROGATE'S COURT held in and for the COUNTY OF SARATOGA, at the Chambers of the Surrogate's Court, in the Village of Saratoga Springs, on the third day of September 1904. Present: HON. CHARLES C. LESTER, Surrogate. BE IT REMEMBERED, that at a Surrogate's Court held in and for the

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1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Stillwater, Saratoga, New York

Name: Lewis Salisbury
titles:
Residence: Stillwater village, Saratoga, New York
Birth Date: Mar 1814
birthPlace: New York
relationship to head-of-household: Father-in-law
spouse Name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place:
father Name:
father titles:
father birthPlace: Rhode Island
mother Name:
mother titles:
mother birthPlace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Jacob Lohnes
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
years Married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0138
Sheet Number and Letter: 14B
Household ID: 333
reference number: 77
gsu Film Number: 1241159
Image Number: 00648
Household Gender Age
Jacob Lohnes M
child Maria Lohnes F
Lewis Lohnes M
Ada Lohnes F
Lewis Salisbury M
Albert Smith M

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)