Clark SALISBURY

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12 October 1797 , New York, USA

Died

12 April 1875 , New York, USA

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Born: 12 October 1797 in New York, USA

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Clark married Caroline TAYLOR 22 February 1825 in Saratoga County, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Caroline TAYLOR was born 8 May 1801 in Saratoga County, New York, USA. Caroline died 18 June 1838 in Stillwater, New York, USA. Caroline was the child of Raymond TAYLOR and Sarah RIGGS.

Clark SALISBURY died 12 April 1875 in New York, USA.
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Clark SALISBURY married

Caroline TAYLOR
Marriage date: 22 February 1825
Marriage place: Saratoga County, New York, USA
Caroline TAYLOR was the child of Raymond TAYLOR and Sarah RIGGS

Children of Clark SALISBURY and Caroline TAYLOR

Sarah Jane SALISBURY

Born: June 1827, Stillwater, New York, USA
Died: 2 August 1827, Stillwater, New York, USA

Raymond SALISBURY

Born: April 1836, Stillwater, New York, USA
Died: 26 July 1836, Stillwater, New York, USA

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Birth — 1797
12 October 1797
New York, USA

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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 Marriage / Partner
Clark SALISBURY and Caroline TAYLOR 22 February 1825, Saratoga County, New York, USA

He was 27 years old.

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.

1827 Birth of Child
Sarah Jane SALISBURY was born June 1827, Stillwater, New York, USA

Clark was 29 years old.

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

1836 Birth of Child
Raymond SALISBURY was born April 1836, Stillwater, New York, USA

Clark was 38 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1838 Death of Spouse/Partner
Caroline TAYLOR died 18 June 1838, Stillwater, New York, USA

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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Is this him?

Name: Clarke Salsbury
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 3, Watervliet, Albany, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Relationship to Head of Household: Boarder
Birth Year (Estimated): 1799
Family Number: 248
Line Number: 12
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GS Film Number: 521924
Digital Folder Number: 005207099
Image Number: 00104
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Morgan L Taylor M 49
Mother Sarah Taylor F 78
Sister Meneta Taylor F 51
Boarder Clarke Salsbury M 56
Servant Maria Hezlet F 36

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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 Is this him?

Name: Clark Saulsbury
estimated Birth Year: 1795
Gender: Male
age in 1870: 75y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthPlace: New York
home in 1870: Troy, Albany, New York, United States
Household Gender Age
Morgan L Taylor M 64y
Sarah F Taylor F 21y
Maria Haylett F 45y
Clark Saulsbury M 75y

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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.

Death — 1875
12 April 1875
New York, USA
He died at the age of 77.

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New York was named after the English Duke of York and Albany (and the brother of England's King Charles II) in 1664 when the region called New Amsterdam was taken from the Dutch. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1664 - New Amsterdam
1664 - 1687 - New York Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1788 - Crown Colony of New York
July 26, 1788 - Virginia becomes 11th U.S. state

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