Sanford A WRIGHT

Born

24 October 1826 , New York, USA

Died

20 August 1903 , Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Sanford A married Sarah J SALISBURY abt. 1854 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah J SALISBURY was born August 1835 in New York, USA. Sarah J died 7 November 1905 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA . Sarah J was the child of Thomas SALISBURY and Sally Ann UNKNOWN .

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Sarah J SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1854
Marriage place: , New York, USA
Sarah J SALISBURY was the child of Thomas SALISBURY and Sally Ann UNKNOWN

Children of Sanford A WRIGHT and Sarah J SALISBURY

Adaline G "Addie" WRIGHT

Born: November 1864, Ballston Spa, New York, USA
Died: 10 August 1940, Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Married: Leonard J WEED 22 September 1897 Place: Ballston Spa, New York, USA

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Birth — 1826
24 October 1826
New York, USA

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

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 Saratoga, Saratoga, New York

Name: Sanford A Wright
Residence: Saratoga, Saratoga , New York
Age: 23 years
calculated Birth Year: 1827
birthPlace: New York
Gender: Male
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race (expanded):
death month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 444308
digital gs number: 4203145
Image Number: 00485
Line Number: 40
dwelling house number: 36
family number: 40
Marital Status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
John R Wright M 47y
Eliza Wright F 44y
Eliza J Wright F 26y
Sanford A Wright M 23y
Adaline Wright F 20y
Richard Wright M 17y
John M Wright M 15y
George C Wright M 15y
Mary Ann Wright F 10y

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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: Sanford A Wright
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 1, Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
estimated Birth Year: 1827
family number: 22
Line Number: 19
pAge:
Film Number: 559002
Digital Folder Number: 005207104
Image Number: 00188
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Sanford A Wright M 28
wife Saragh Wright F 22
brother Richard Wright M 22
servant Alfrid Scofield U 15

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K63D-39Z : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Sanford A Wright, 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

1860 - Stillwater, New York

Name: Sanford A Wright
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Town of Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: White
Race:
Occupation:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1828
BirthPlace: New York
PAge: 14
Household ID: 108
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
Affiliate Film Number: 857
GS Film Number: 803857
Digital Folder Number: 005170448
Image Number: 00263

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Sanford A Wright M 32 New York
Sarah Wright F 27 New York

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

1864 Birth of Child
Adaline G "Addie" WRIGHT was born November 1864, Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton)

Sanford A was 38 years old.

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 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 Saratoga, Saratoga, New York

Name: S A Wright
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Saratoga, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1827
Family Number: 206
PAge: 22
Line Number: 9
GS Film Number: 559006
Digital Folder Number: 004327094
Image Number: 00339
Household Gender Age Birthplace
S A Wright M 48
Wife Sarah J Wright F 40
Daughter Addie Wright F 11

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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 Ballston, Saratoga, New York

Name: Sanford A. Wright
Residence: Ballston, Saratoga, New York
birthdate: 1828
birthPlace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Son-in-law
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
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): 52 years
Occupation:
nara Film Number: T9-0928
pAge: 13
page character: B
entry number: 1276
Film Number: 1254928
Household Gender Age
Thomas Salsbury M 75
Sanford A. Wright M 52
Sarah Wright F 48
Addie G. Wright F 16

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 Ballston, E.D. 01, Saratoga, New York

Sanford A Wright, m, 65, b. US, farmer
Sarah Wright, f, 59, b. US
Addie Wright, f, 26, b. US
Thomas Salisbury, m, 81, b. US

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1892 New York State Census
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1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1897 Marriage of Child
Adaline G "Addie" WRIGHT married 22 September 1897, Ballston Spa, New York, USA to Leonard J WEED

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York

Name: Sanford A Wright
titles:
Residence: Ballston Spa village (part), Saratoga, New York
Birth Date: Oct 1826
birthPlace: New York
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse Name: Sarah Wright
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place: New York
father Name:
father titles:
father birthPlace: New York
mother Name:
mother titles:
mother birthPlace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name:
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 46
estimated marriage year: 1854
mother how many children:
number living children:
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0105
Sheet Number and Letter: 7A
Household ID: 141
reference number: 35
gsu Film Number: 1241158
Image Number: 00443
Household Gender Age
Sanford A Wright M
spouse Sarah Wright F
child Addie Weed F
Leonard J Weed M
Joseph L Weed M

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)