Sarah Elizabeth KERR

Born

28 February 1795 , Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

5 January 1861 , Jefferson Co., Indiana, USA

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David KERR Cornelia CHAMBERLAIN

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Born: 28 February 1795 in Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David KERR

Mother: Cornelia CHAMBERLAIN

Maternal grandparents: Richard CHAMBERLAIN , Mary STOUT

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Sarah Elizabeth married Thomas Calhoun GLENDY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Thomas Calhoun GLENDY was born abt. 1800 in Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA. Thomas Calhoun died 30 September 1841 in Scott, Indiana, USA. Thomas Calhoun was the child of William Thomas GLENDY and Mary CALHOUN.

Sarah Elizabeth KERR died 5 January 1861 in Jefferson Co., Indiana, USA.
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Sarah Elizabeth KERR married

Thomas Calhoun GLENDY
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Thomas Calhoun GLENDY was the child of William Thomas GLENDY and Mary CALHOUN

Children of Thomas Calhoun GLENDY and Sarah Elizabeth KERR

Thomas Kerr GLENDY

Born: 25 April 1826, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 10 April 1901, Milltown, Hutchinson, South Dakota, USA

Married: Elizabeth Jane WILSON

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Birth — 1795
28 February 1795
Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

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 Birth of Child
Thomas Kerr GLENDY was born 25 April 1826, Beaver, Pennsylvania, USA

Sarah Elizabeth was 31 years old.

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

1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Thomas Calhoun GLENDY died 30 September 1841, Scott, Indiana, USA

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 - 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

Death — 1861
5 January 1861
Jefferson Co., Indiana, USA
She died at the age of 65.

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Carmel Associate United Presbyterian Cemetery Hanover Jefferson County Indiana, USA

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Last updated: 10/10/2017 8:19:12 AM

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Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state

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