Hannah Jane SHARPSTEEN

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18 September 1814 , Dutchess County, New York, USA

Died

27 November 1909 , Comstock, Michigan, USA

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John SHARPSTEEN Susan SMITH

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Born: 18 September 1814 in Dutchess County, New York, USA

Father: John SHARPSTEEN

Mother: Susan SMITH

Paternal grandparents: John Henry SHARPSTEEN , Jane SIMPSON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph SMITH , Hannah WARD

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Hannah Jane married Milo B BOSTWICK 5 September 1833 in Springport, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Milo B BOSTWICK was born 6 December 1807 in New Milford, Connecticut, USA. Milo B died 6 May 1880 in Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg). Milo B was the child of Elizur D BOSTWICK and Elizabeth WILKINSON.

Hannah Jane SHARPSTEEN died 27 November 1909 in Comstock, Michigan, USA .

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Hannah Jane SHARPSTEEN married

Milo B BOSTWICK
Marriage date: 5 September 1833
Marriage place: Springport, New York, USA
Milo B BOSTWICK was the child of Elizur D BOSTWICK and Elizabeth WILKINSON

Children of Milo B BOSTWICK and Hannah Jane SHARPSTEEN

George Washington BOSTWICK

Born: 20 April 1835, Geneva, New York, USA
Died: 7 May 1908, Barry, Michigan, USA

Married: Sarah Ann MARTIN 1861

John S BOSTWICK

Born: 16 September 1837, , New York, USA
Died: 18 July 1921, Valleyford, Spokane, Washington, USA

Married: Mary May MARTIN 2 November 1857 Place: Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg)

Mary Eliza BOSTWICK

Born: 8 July 1842, Comstock, Michigan, USA
Died: 4 March 1923, Comstock, Michigan, USA

Married: John SCHRODER 20 December 1859 Place: Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg)

Elizur M BOSTWICK

Born: 19 November 1852, Comstock, Michigan, USA
Died: 9 August 1867, Comstock, Michigan, USA

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Birth — 1814
18 September 1814
Dutchess County, New York, USA

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

1833 Marriage / Partner
Hannah Jane SHARPSTEEN and Milo B BOSTWICK 5 September 1833, Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

She was 18 years old.

1835 Birth of Child
George Washington BOSTWICK was born 20 April 1835, Geneva, New York, USA

Hannah Jane was 20 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
John S BOSTWICK was born 16 September 1837, , New York, USA

Hannah Jane was 23 years old.

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

1842 Birth of Child
Mary Eliza BOSTWICK was born 8 July 1842, Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg)

Hannah Jane was 27 years old.

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 Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
name: Hannah I Bostwick
residence: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
age: 36 years
calculated birth year: 1814
birthplace: New York
gender: Female
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film number: 443569
digital gs number: 4200028
image number: 00288
line number: 2
dwelling house number: 2070
family number: 2086
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Household Gender Age
Milo B Bostwick M 43y
Hannah I Bostwick F 36y
George W Bostwick M 15y
John Bostwick M 13y
Mary E Bostwick F 8y

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1852 Birth of Child
Elizur M BOSTWICK was born 19 November 1852, Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg)

Hannah Jane was 38 years old.

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.

1857 Marriage of Child
John S BOSTWICK married 2 November 1857, Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg) to Mary May MARTIN

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Marriage of Child
Mary Eliza BOSTWICK married 20 December 1859, Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg) to John SCHRODER

1860 - Comstock, Michigan
Name: Hannah J Bostwic
Age: 45
Birth Year: abt 1815
Gender: Female
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Post Office: Augusta
Dwelling Number: 1066
Family Number: 1072
Occupation: Wf
Household Members:
Name Age
Milo B Bostwic 52
Hannah J Bostwic 45
Geo Bostwic 25
Eliza M Bostwic 7

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.

1867 Death of Child
Elizur M BOSTWICK died 9 August 1867, Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg)

Hannah Jane was 52 years old.

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 Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
name: Hannah Bostwick
estimated birth year: 1815
gender: Female
age in 1870: 55y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: New York
home in 1870: Michigan, United States
Household Gender Age
Milo Bostwick M 61y
Hannah Bostwick F 55y

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.

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 Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
name: Hannah J. Bostwick
residence: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
birthdate: 1815
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Mother-in-law
spouse's name:
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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: Female
martial status: Widowed
age (expanded): 65 years
occupation: Boarder
nara film number: T9-0586
page: 71
page character: B
entry number: 1246
film number: 1254586
Household Gender Age
John Schroder M 43
child Mary E. Schroder F 37
Mary E. Schroder F 11
Clarence Schroder M 5
Hannah J. Bostwick F 65
William Mcguines M 24
George Lathrop M 25

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Death of Spouse/Partner
Milo B BOSTWICK died 6 May 1880, Comstock, Michigan, USA (Comstock Charter Township) (Galesburg)

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

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

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 Galesburg, Kalamazoo, Michigan
name: Hanah J Bostwich
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residence: Galesburg village, Kalamazoo, Michigan
birth date: Sep 1814
birthplace: New York
relationship to head-of-household: Mother-in-law
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father birthplace: New York
mother name:
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mother birthplace: New York
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name: John Schroder
gender: Female
marital status: Widowed
years married:
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mother how many children: 4
number living children: 3
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0107
sheet number and letter: 1B
household id: 21
reference number: 80
gsu film number: 1240720
image number: 00108
Household Gender Age
John Schroder M
child Mary E Schroder F
Lester L Carson M
Lula G Carson F
Edward Day M
Etta Thomkins F
Hanah J Bostwich F

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Death of Child
George Washington BOSTWICK died 7 May 1908, Barry, Michigan, USA

Hannah Jane was 93 years old.