Tobias SALISBURY

Born

abt. 1813 , Albany County, New York, USA

Died

27 July 1888 , Ballston Spa, New York, USA

Age: 76

Tobias married Lavina SALISBURY abt. 1841 . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Lavina SALISBURY was born abt. 1823 Lavina died 17 November 1848 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA .

Tobias married Amanda D. CURTIS abt. 1848 . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Amanda D. CURTIS was born abt. 1830 Amanda D. died 26 January 1869 in Ballston Spa, New York, USA .

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Tobias was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Tobias SALISBURY

Tobias SALISBURY married

Lavina SALISBURY
Marriage date: abt. 1841
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Children of Tobias SALISBURY and Lavina SALISBURY

William H SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1841, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Mary L SALISBUTY

Born: abt. 1843, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Sarah E SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1845, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Horace T SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1847, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Tobias SALISBURY married

Amanda D. CURTIS
Marriage date: abt. 1848
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Children of Tobias SALISBURY and Amanda D. CURTIS

James M SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1854, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Emily SALISBURY

Born: abt. 1859, , New York, USA
Died: ,

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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 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

1848 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lavina SALISBURY died 17 November 1848, Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Milton, Saratoga, New York

Name: Tobias Salsbury
Residence: Milton, Saratoga, New York
Age: 35 years
calculated Birth Year: 1815
birthPlace: New York
Gender: Male
Race (Original):
race (expanded):
death month:
Death Year:
Film Number: 444309
digital gs number: 4203146
Image Number: 00341
Line Number: 8
dwelling house number: 102
family number: 102
Marital Status:
free or slave:
Household Gender Age
Tobias Salsbury M 35y
Amanda Salsbury F 21y
William Salsbury M 9y
Mary Salsbury F 7y
Sarah Salsbury F 5y
Horrace Salsbury M 3y

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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 Milton, Saratoga, New York

Name: Tobias Salsbury
event: Census
Event Date: 1855
Event Place: E.D. 2, Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
estimated Birth Year: 1814
family number: 3
Line Number: 7
pAge:
Film Number: 559002
Digital Folder Number: 005207104
Image Number: 00045
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head Tobias Salsbury M 41
wife Amanda D Salsbury F 24
child William H Salsbury U 14
child Mary L Salsbury U 12
child Sarah E Salsbury U 10
child Horris T Salsbury U 8
child Henerrety J Salsbury U 3
child James M Salsbury U 1

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K638-PT9 : accessed 10 Feb 2013), Tobias Salsbury, 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 Galway, Saratoga, New York

Name: Tobias Salsbury
Residence: , Saratoga, New York
ward: Galway
Age: 46 years
estimated Birth Year: 1814
birthPlace:
Gender: Male
pAge: 42
family number: 357
Film Number: 803857
dgs number: 4237084
Image Number: 00524
nara number: M653

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Amanda D. CURTIS died 26 January 1869, Ballston Spa, New York, USA (Ballston) (Milton)

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 Milton, Saratoga, New York

Name: Tobias Salsbury
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Milton, Saratoga, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 56
Relationship to Head of Household: Father
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Family Number: 18
PAge: 3
Line Number: 2
GS Film Number: 559006
Digital Folder Number: 004327094
Image Number: 00166
Household Gender Age Birthplace
William Salsbury M 33
Wife Mary Salsbury F 28
Daughter Henritta Salsbury F 11
Daughter Emily Salsbury F 9
Daughter Lilion Salsbury F 7
Father Tobias Salsbury M 56

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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.

Civil War Notes

name: Tobias Salisbury
rank: [BLANK]
company: F
regiment: 13
state: New York
arm of service: Heavy Artillery
date of filing:
state/ arm of service:
company/ regiment:
publication title: Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900
nara publication number: T289
publisher: National Archives and Records Administration
collection title: Civil War Pensions

Enlisted in Civil War at Milton, Saratoga, New York
Possible brother also enlisted on same day
Horace Salisbury, enl. Dec. 28, 1863, 13th H. Art., Co. F.
Tobias Salisbury, enl. Dec. 28, 1863, 13th H. Art., Co. F.

HISTORY OF SARATOGA COUNTY, NEW YORK.
by NATHANIEL BARTLETT SYLVESTER
1878

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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