William H SALISBURY

Born

25 March 1849 , Saratoga, New York, USA

Died

16 January 1890 , Stillwater, New York, USA

William H married Cornelia A MYERS 15 February 1872 in Stillwater, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cornelia A MYERS was born November 1850 in New York, USA. Cornelia A died 27 April 1929 in Saratoga Springs, New York, USA.

Parents & Family of William H SALISBURY

Parents of William H SALISBURY

Father

Lewis SALISBURY

Mother

Sarah Ann BENNETT

Grandparents of William H SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

Preserved SALISBURY Mary POWELL

Maternal grandparents

Abraham BENNETT Anjte CLUTE

Spouses, Marriages & Children of William H SALISBURY

William H SALISBURY married

Cornelia A MYERS
Marriage date: 15 February 1872
Marriage place: Stillwater, New York, USA

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Marriage notes:

Reference ID: 2:3H8XVZ9

Name: William H. Salisbury

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Spouse's Name: Cornelia H. Meyers

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Event Date: 15 Feb 1872

Event Place: Stillwater, Saratoga, Ny

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M39325-7

System Origin: New York-VR

GS Film number: 17127

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"New York Marriages, 1686-1980," database, FamilySearch.org : 10 February 2018), William H. Salisbury and Cornelia H. Meyers, 15 Feb 1872; citing reference 2:3H8XVZ9; FHL microfilm 17,127.

Children of William H SALISBURY and Cornelia A MYERS

Nellie M SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1874, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Died: abt. 1940,

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Birth — 1849
25 March 1849
Saratoga, New York, USA

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: William H Sailsbury
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 1, Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 6
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
estimated Birth Year: 1849
family number: 99
Line Number: 4
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-Q88 : accessed 10 Feb 2013), William H Sailsbury in entry for 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)

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

Name: William H Salisbury
Age in 1870: 21
Birth Year: abt 1849
BirthPlace: New York
Dwelling Number: 448
Home in 1870: Stillwater, Saratoga, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: At Home
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Inferred Father: Lewis Salisbury
Inferred Mother: Elizabeth Salisbury
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis Salisbury 56
Elizabeth Salisbury 47
William H Salisbury 21

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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 / Partner
William H SALISBURY and Cornelia A MYERS 15 February 1872, Stillwater, New York, USA

He was 22 years old.

1875 - Stillwater, New York

Name: William H Salsbury
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Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 26
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Family Number: 40
PAge: 5
Line Number: 20
GS Film Number: 559006
Digital Folder Number: 004327094
Image Number: 00659

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William H Salsbury M 26
Cornelia A Salsbury Wife F 24
Nettie M Salsbury Daughter F 0
Lucy I Carver Servant F 30

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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)

1880 Saratoga, Saratoga, New York

Name: William Salsibury
Residence: Saratoga, Saratoga, New York
birthdate: 1850
birthPlace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's Name: Cornelia A. Salsibury
spouse's birthPlace: New York, United States
father's Name:
father's birthPlace: New York, United States
mother's Name:
mother's birthPlace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 30 years
Occupation: Farmer
nara Film Number: T9-0928
pAge: 392
page character: D
entry number: 3041
Film Number: 1254928
Household Gender Age
William Salsibury M 30
spouse Cornelia A. Salsibury F 29
child Nellie Salsibury F 5
John Funson M 21
Wilson Terry M 15

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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