Moses Levi STANTON

Born

abt. 1835 , Ossining, New York, USA

Died

January 1883 , Rochester, New York, USA

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Born: abt. 1835 in Ossining, New York, USA

Parents of Moses Levi STANTON

Father

William STANTON

Mother

Frances LAWRENCE

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Moses Levi married Mary Jane PARKINSON . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Mary Jane PARKINSON was born October 1844 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Mary Jane died abt. 1910 in .

Moses Levi STANTON died January 1883 in Rochester, New York, USA.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Moses Levi STANTON

Moses Levi STANTON married

Mary Jane PARKINSON
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Children of Moses Levi STANTON and Mary Jane PARKINSON

Frances H STANTON

Born: abt. 1860, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Jane E STANTON

Born: abt. 1862, , New York, USA
Died: ,

William H STANTON

Born: 18 September 1863, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1930,

Married: Jennie Elizabeth ANGUISH

Mary Louise STANTON

Born: 7 February 1866, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Lillian STANTON

Born: November 1868, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Moses STANTON

Born: abt. 1870, , New York, USA
Died: ,

Grace Evelyn STANTON

Born: June 1876, Buffalo, New York, USA
Died: 1 February 1899, Buffalo, New York, USA

John R STANTON

Born: abt. 1879, , New York, USA
Died: ,

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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 Ossining, New York

William Stanton, 39, carpenter, b. NY
Frances, 32, wife, b. NY
Catherine, 17, b. NY
Robert Lawrence, 20, watch maker, b. NY
Maria Stanton, 15, b. NY
Moses, 13, b. NY
John W., 19, carpenter, b. NY
Frances L. (female), 8, b. NY
Sarah L., 5, b. NY
Mary L., 3, b. 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

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 Ossining, Westchester, New York

James Holmes b. Ireland 30
Elizabeth Holmes b. Ireland 25
Elzabeth Yates b. NY 6
Moses Stanton boatman, b. NY 23
Mary J Stanton b. Ireland 22
Francis Stanton male, b. NY 1
E Stanton female, b. NY 5.12
Mary Eldridge b. NY 17

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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 Birth of Child
William H STANTON was born 18 September 1863, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

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.

1866 Birth of Child
Mary Louise STANTON was born 7 February 1866, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Birth of Child
Lillian STANTON was born November 1868, , New York, USA

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Rochester, New York

Moses Stanton, 34, Gas Fitter, b. NY
Mary J., 28, b. Ireland
Frances, (female) 12, b. NY
William H., 6, b. NY
Jane E., 8, b. NY
Mary, 4, b. NY
Lillie, 2, b. NY

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1876 Birth of Child
Grace Evelyn STANTON was born June 1876, Buffalo, New York, USA

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 Rochester, New York

Moses L. Stanton 45, b. abt 1835, NY, Gas Fitter
Mary J. Stanton 37 b. England, parents b. England, mother’s name Jane E.
Fannie H. Stanton 20 daughter, b. NY
William H. Stanton 17 son, b. NY
Mary L. Stanton 15 daughter, b. NY
Lilli E. Stanton 13 daughter, b. NY
Moses Stanton 10 son, b. NY
George Stanton 8 son, b. NY
Grace Stanton 5 daughter, b. NY
John R. Stanton 1 son, b. NY
Jane E. Parkinson 55, nurse, mother-in-law, b. England
Harriet M. Dixon 53, nurse, aunt, b. England

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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.