Rebecca SALISBURY

Born

13 October 1811 , Saratoga County, New York, USA

Died

21 October 1906 , Northumberland, New York, USA

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Born: 13 October 1811 in Saratoga County, New York, USA

Parents of Rebecca SALISBURY

Father

Preserved SALISBURY

Mother

Mary POWELL

Grandparents of Rebecca SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

Thomas SALISBURY Rebecca BUSHEE

Maternal grandparents

Obediah POWELL Elizabeth FROST

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Rebecca married Stephen Olney BURT abt. 1836 . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Stephen Olney BURT was born 16 October 1808 in Saratoga County, New York, USA. Stephen Olney died 21 February 1879 in Northumberland, New York, USA. Stephen Olney was the child of John BURT and Sarah OLNEY.

Rebecca SALISBURY died 21 October 1906 in Northumberland, New York, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Rebecca SALISBURY

Rebecca SALISBURY married

Stephen Olney BURT
Marriage date: abt. 1836
Marriage place:
Stephen Olney BURT was the child of John BURT and Sarah OLNEY

Children of Stephen Olney BURT and Rebecca SALISBURY

Lewis Preserved BURT

Born: 4 July 1839, Northumberland, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1914, Northumberland, New York, USA

Married: Sara Lucy WALDO 18 February 1862 Place: Saratoga County, New York, USA

Calista Ann BURT

Born: 4 April 1842, Northumberland, New York, USA
Died: 21 February 1846, Northumberland, New York, USA

Lucy C BURT

Born: 1 January 1844, Northumberland, New York, USA
Died: 7 February 1844, Northumberland, New York, USA

Helen M BURT

Born: August 1848, Northumberland, New York, USA
Died: 15 March 1922, Northumberland, New York, USA

Married: William S DEYOE 1868 Place: , New York, USA

Hiram BURT

Born: 2 December 1852, Northumberland, New York, USA
Died: 21 August 1853, Northumberland, New York, USA

Sarah J BURT

Born: abt. 1856, , New York, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1811
13 October 1811
Saratoga County, New York, USA

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

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
Lewis Preserved BURT was born 4 July 1839, Northumberland, New York, USA

Rebecca was 27 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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
Calista Ann BURT was born 4 April 1842, Northumberland, New York, USA

Rebecca was 30 years old.

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
Lucy C BURT was born 1 January 1844, Northumberland, New York, USA

Rebecca was 32 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

1846 Death of Child
Calista Ann BURT died 21 February 1846, Northumberland, New York, USA

Rebecca was 34 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Helen M BURT was born August 1848, Northumberland, New York, USA

Rebecca was 36 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Northumberland Township, Saratoga, New York

Name: Rebecca Burt
Residence: Northumberland, Saratoga , New York
Age: 37 years
calculated Birth Year: 1813
birthPlace: New York
Gender: Female
Race (Original):
race (expanded):
death month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 444308
digital gs number: 4203145
Image Number: 00311
Line Number: 17
dwelling house number: 159
family number: 171
Marital Status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
James Johnson M 25y
Rebecca Johnson F 25y
Sarah Ann Johnson F 5y
Catharine Johnson F 3y
John Burt M 75y
Sarah Burt F 62y
Stephen O Burt M 41y
Rebecca Burt F 37y
Lewis P Burt M 10y
Helen N Burt F 1y
John B Salsbury M 14y
Sarah M Salsbury F 15y

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

1852 Birth of Child
Hiram BURT was born 2 December 1852, Northumberland, New York, USA

Rebecca was 41 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Death of Child
Hiram BURT died 21 August 1853, Northumberland, New York, USA

Rebecca was 41 years old.

1855 Northumberland, Saratoga, New York

Name: Rebecca Burt
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: Northumberland, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 43
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
estimated Birth Year: 1812
family number: 59
Line Number: 15
pAge:
Film Number: 559002
Digital Folder Number: 005207104
Image Number: 00130
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Stephen O Burt M 46
wife Rebecca Burt F 43
father John Burt M 79
mother Sarah Burt F 67
son Lewis P Burt M 15
daughter Hellen M Burt F 6
nephew John B Salisbury M 19
niece Sarah M Salisbury F 20

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K638-1X3 : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Rebecca Burt in entry for Stephen O Burt, 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 Northumberland Township, Saratoga, New York

Name: Rebecca Burt
Residence: , Saratoga, New York
ward: Northumberland
Age: 48 years
estimated Birth Year: 1812
birthPlace: New York
Gender: Female
pAge: 34
family number: 258
Film Number: 803857
dgs number: 4237084
Image Number: 00372
nara number: M653

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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

1862 Marriage of Child
Lewis Preserved BURT married 18 February 1862, Saratoga County, New York, USA to Sara Lucy WALDO

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 Northumberland Township, Saratoga, New York

Name: Rebecca Burt
estimated Birth Year: 1811
Gender: Female
age in 1870: 59y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: New York
home in 1870: New York, United States
Household Gender Age
Stephen O Burt M 61y
Rebecca Burt F 59y
Sarah J Burt F 14y
John Burt M 95y
Savilla Durkee F 15y
William Hays M 15y
John H Jeffords M 23y

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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.

1875 Northumberland, Saratoga, New York

Name: Rebecca Burt
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Northumberland, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 63
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1812
Family Number: 116
PAge: 14
Line Number: 7
GS Film Number: 559006
Digital Folder Number: 004327094
Image Number: 00256
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Stephen O Burt M 66
Wife Rebecca Burt F 63
Daughter Sarah J Burt F 18

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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)

1879 Death of Spouse/Partner
Stephen Olney BURT died 21 February 1879, Northumberland, New York, USA

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 Saratoga, Saratoga, New York

Name: Rebeca Burt
Birth Date: 1812
Age: 80
birthPlace: U S
Gender: Female
Residence: Saratoga, E.D. 02, Saratoga, New York
alien or citizen: Citizen
Film Number: 0559941
Digital Folder Number: 4369937
Image Number: 288

Hiram Salisbury, 95, gentleman
Rebecca Burt, 80
Sarah Burt, 35

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1892 New York State Census
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

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 Northumberland Township, Saratoga, New York

Name: Rebecca Burt
titles:
Residence: Northumberland Township, Saratoga, New York
Birth Date: Oct 1811
birthPlace: New York
relationship to head-of-household: Mother
spouse Name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place:
father Name:
father titles:
father birthPlace: New York
mother Name:
mother titles:
mother birthPlace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Lewis P Burt
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
years Married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children: 7
number living children: 3
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0125
Sheet Number and Letter: 6B
Household ID: 136
reference number: 74
gsu Film Number: 1241159
Image Number: 00162
Household Gender Age
child Lewis P Burt M
Sarah L Burt F
Rebecca Burt F

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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)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Northumberland Township, Saratoga, New York

Name: Rebbeca Burt
Residence: Northumberland, Saratoga, New York
Age: 93
estimated Birth Year: 1812
birthPlace: United States
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-In-Law
Race: W
Gender:
family number:
page number: 6
Line Number: 18
Film Number: 559942
Digital Folder Number: 4296290
Image Number: 00372

William S. Deyoe, head, age 66
Helen M Deyoe, wife, age 57
Hettie B Deyoe, daughter, age 34
Alphonse Howe, hired man, age 55
William Hoey, hired man, age 38
Mary Freeman, servant, age 22
Rebecca Burt, mother in law, age 93

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1905 New York State Census
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