Elisha SALISBURY

Born

18 December 1778 , Swansea, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

9 March 1848 , Cortland, New York, USA

Elisha married Alice KINNE (KINNEY) 24 January 1805 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Alice KINNE (KINNEY) was born 16 May 1774 in Voluntown, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Alice died 19 June 1859 in Cortland, New York, USA.

Parents & Family of Elisha SALISBURY

Parents of Elisha SALISBURY

Father

Benjamin SALISBURY

Mother

Lydia BAKER

Grandparents of Elisha SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

Daniel SALISBURY Anne HALE

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elisha SALISBURY

Elisha SALISBURY married

Alice KINNE (KINNEY)
Marriage date: 24 January 1805
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Children of Elisha SALISBURY and Alice KINNE (KINNEY)

Elisha SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1810, Cortland, New York, USA
Died: ,

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1778 Swansea, Massachusetts

Elisha the Son of Benjamin Sallisbury and Ledia his wife was Born December ye 18:1778

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Vital Records of Swansea, MA to 1850
Researching Your Colonial New England Ancestors

Birth — 1778
18 December 1778
Swansea, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Elisha SALISBURY and Alice KINNE (KINNEY) 24 January 1805,

He was 26 years old.

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 - 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 - Cortland, New York

Name: Elisha Salisbury
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1840
Event Place: Cortland, New York, United States
PAge: 112
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M704
Affiliate Film Number: 275
GS Film Number: 0017184
Digital Folder Number: 005154592
Image Number: 00229

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1840 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

Death — 1848
9 March 1848
Cortland, New York, USA
He died at the age of 69.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state