Elizabeth SALISBURY

Born

9 December 1772 , Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

27 March 1864 , Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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Jonathan SALISBURY Mary "Molly" CHILD

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Born: 9 December 1772 in Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: Jonathan SALISBURY

Mother: Mary "Molly" CHILD

Paternal grandparents: John SALISBURY , Abigail CUMMINGS (COMMINS) (CUMMINS)

Maternal grandparents: John CHILD , Abigail EDDY

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

Elizabeth married Benjamin FESSENDEN 23 October 1800 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Benjamin FESSENDEN was born 26 August 1774 in Westminster, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin died 6 May 1863 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro).

Elizabeth SALISBURY died 27 March 1864 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA .

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Elizabeth Fessenden died Mar 27, 1864, ae 91 yrs., 3 mos., 18 dys, wife of Benjamin Fessenden

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Elizabeth SALISBURY married

Benjamin FESSENDEN
Marriage date: 23 October 1800
Marriage place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
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Name: Benjamin Fessenden

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 23 Oct 1800

Event Place: Brattleboro, , Vermont, United States

Gender: Male

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Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Salisbury

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GS Film number: 27546

Digital Folder Number: 004544004

Image Number: 00633

"Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch.org

Children of Benjamin FESSENDEN and Elizabeth SALISBURY

Harriet FESSENDEN

Born: 5 June 1802, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 22 December 1862, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Married: Almus AKELEY 19 August 1821 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Salmon (Solomon) FESSENDEN

Born: 23 July 1804, Halifax, Vermont, USA
Died: 29 December 1891, Milford, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Dorothy M EASTERBROOK 5 October 1828 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Edson FESSENDEN

Born: 14 April 1806, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 4 January 1888, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Married: Lydia WORDEN 26 March 1833 Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Electa FESSENDEN

Born: 7 May 1809, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 25 October 1845,

Married: Russell WARREN 11 March 1835 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Betsy Mariam FESSENDEN

Born: 1 October 1812, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 8 April 1872, Marlboro, Vermont, USA

Married: Clark WARREN 27 April 1834 Place: Marlboro, Vermont, USA (New Marlborough) (Ames Hill)

Emily FESSENDEN

Born: 20 December 1814, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Died: 5 September 1815, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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1772 Birth
Rhode Island Births and Christenings
name: Elizabeth Salisbury
gender: Female
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birth date: 09 Dec 1772
birthplace: WARREN,BRISTOL,RHODE ISLAND
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father's name: Jonathan Salisbury
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mother's name: Mary
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indexing project (batch) number: C50217-1
system origin: Rhode_Island-ODM
source film number: 908271
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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth SALISBURY and Benjamin FESSENDEN 23 October 1800, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

She was 27 years old.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1802 Birth of Child
Harriet FESSENDEN was born 5 June 1802, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Elizabeth was 29 years old.

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1804 Birth of Child
Salmon (Solomon) FESSENDEN was born 23 July 1804, Halifax, Vermont, USA (West) (Harrisville) (Whitneyville)

Elizabeth was 31 years old.

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1806 Birth of Child
Edson FESSENDEN was born 14 April 1806, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Elizabeth was 33 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1809 Birth of Child
Electa FESSENDEN was born 7 May 1809, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Elizabeth was 36 years old.

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.

1812 Birth of Child
Betsy Mariam FESSENDEN was born 1 October 1812, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Elizabeth was 39 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Emily FESSENDEN was born 20 December 1814, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Elizabeth was 42 years old.

1815 Death of Child
Emily FESSENDEN died 5 September 1815, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Elizabeth was 42 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1821 Marriage of Child
Harriet FESSENDEN married 19 August 1821, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro) to Almus AKELEY

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.

1828 Marriage of Child
Salmon (Solomon) FESSENDEN married 5 October 1828, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro) to Dorothy M EASTERBROOK

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
Name: Benjamin Fessenden
Event Place: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
Page Number: 5
Affiliate Publication Number: M19
Affiliate Film Number: 186
GS Film number: 0027452
Digital Folder Number: 004411342
Image Number: 00015
1830 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1833 Marriage of Child
Edson FESSENDEN married 26 March 1833, Hartford, Connecticut, USA to Lydia WORDEN

1834 Marriage of Child
Betsy Mariam FESSENDEN married 27 April 1834, Marlboro, Vermont, USA (New Marlborough) (Ames Hill) to Clark WARREN

1835 Marriage of Child
Electa FESSENDEN married 11 March 1835, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro) to Russell WARREN

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 Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
name: Elisabeth Fependon
residence: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
age: 77 years
calculated birth year: 1773
birthplace: Rhode Island
gender: Female
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film number: 444928
digital gs number: 4206192
image number: 00264
line number: 23
dwelling house number: 11
family number: 12
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Household Gender Age
Benjamin Fependon M 75y
Elisabeth Fependon F 77y
Bertha Salisbury F 89y

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

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

1862 Death of Child
Harriet FESSENDEN died 22 December 1862, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Elizabeth was 90 years old.

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 Death of Spouse/Partner
Benjamin FESSENDEN died 6 May 1863, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

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 Death
Name: Elizabeth Fessenden
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Mar 1864
Event Place: Brattleboro, , Vermont, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 93
Birth Year (Estimated): 1771
Father's Name: Jona Salisbury
Mother's Name: Mary
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Father's Name:
Spouse's Mother's Name:
GS Film number: 27546
Digital Folder Number: 004544004
Image Number: 00661

'Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ XFV3-DML : accessed 08 Dec 2013), Elizabeth Fessenden, 1864.
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West Brattleboro Cemetery West Brattleboro Windham County Vermont, USA

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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