William Morgan SHARPSTEEN

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abt. 1828 , Springport, New York, USA

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11 July 1885 , Springport, New York, USA

Age: 58

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Born: abt. 1828 in Springport, New York, USA

Father: John SHARPSTEEN

Mother: Susan SMITH

Paternal grandparents: John Henry SHARPSTEEN , Jane SIMPSON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph SMITH , Hannah WARD

William Morgan SHARPSTEEN died 11 July 1885 in Springport, New York, USA .
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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 - Springport, New York
name: Morgan Sharpstein
residence: Springport, Cayuga, New York
age: 22 years
calculated birth year: 1828
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
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film number: 17059
digital gs number: 4196771
image number: 00445
line number: 19
dwelling house number: 748
family number: 777
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Household Gender Age
John Sharpstein M 56y
Susan Sharpstein F 54y
Morgan Sharpstein M 22y
John Sharpstein M 20y
Morris Sharpstein M 17y
Susan Sharpstein F 22y
Huldah Sharpstein F 17y
Phebe E Sharpstein F 15y
Ann Ward F 19y
Joseph ?Eeder M 17y
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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 Aurelius, Cayuga, New York
name: Wm M Sharpsten
residence: , Cayuga, New York
ward: Aurelius
age: 32 years
estimated birth year: 1828
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
page: 57
family number: 860
film number: 803729
dgs number: 4235213
image number: 00242
nara number: M653

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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 - 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.

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)

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 - Living in Defiance, Ohio
Samuel’s brother-in-law, William Sharpsteen, came for a visit that July from Defiance, Ohio and on a warm summer’s evening passed away in the Jenney’s home. William was laid out in the parlor and a somber funeral was held there in the very spot that his sister’s body was viewed a the time of her death five years earlier. William’s mortal remains were transported to Chestnut Hill Cemetery were he was laid to rest near his sister.

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William Morgan SHARPSTEEN - Grave Wm. M. Sharpsteen Died July 11, 1885 AE. 58? Years & 8 months. Esther L. Sharpsteen Jenney Died Feb. 16, 1893. AE. 66 Years, 3 Mo. & 16 D

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Wm. M. Sharpsteen Died July 11, 1885
AE. 58? Years & 8 months.
Esther L. Sharpsteen Jenney
Died Feb. 16, 1893.
AE. 66 Years, 3 Mo. & 16 D's.

Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs)

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