Phebe E SHARPSTEEN

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abt. 1834 , Springport, New York, USA

Died

8 January 1904 , Auburn, New York, USA

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Born: abt. 1834 in Springport, New York, USA

Father: John SHARPSTEEN

Mother: Susan SMITH

Paternal grandparents: John Henry SHARPSTEEN , Jane SIMPSON

Maternal grandparents: Joseph SMITH , Hannah WARD

Phebe E SHARPSTEEN died 8 January 1904 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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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 Springport, Cayuga, New York
name: Phebe E Sharpstein
residence: Springport, Cayuga, New York
age: 15 years
calculated birth year: 1835
birthplace: New York
gender: Female
race (original):
race (expanded):
death month:
death year:
film number: 17059
digital gs number: 4196771
image number: 00445
line number: 24
dwelling house number: 748
family number: 777
marital status:
free or slave:
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

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 Springport, Cayuga, New York
name: Phebe E Sharpstein
event: Census
event date: 1855
event place: Springport, Cayuga, New York, United States
gender:
age: 20
relationship to head of household: Child
estimated birth year: 1835
family number: 3
line number: 12
page:
film number: 1435219
digital folder number: 004296305
image number: 00316
Household Gender Age Birthplace
father John Sharpstein M 61
wife Susan Sharpstein F 58
child Phebe E Sharpstein U 20
child Huldah M Sharpstein U 17
child Morris S Sharpstein U 23
niece F Mariah Warren F 23
domestic Fredick Staley U 22

'New York, State Census, 1855,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ K6S6-BBN : accessed 09 Feb 2013), Phebe E Sharpstein in entry for John Sharpstein, 1855.
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 Springport, Cayuga, New York
Sharpsteen, John, 66, M, Retired Farmer, 3,000, 4,500, New York
Sharpsteen, Susan, 64, F, New York
Sharpsteen, Phebe E, 25, F, New York
Sharpsteen, Hulda N, 22, F, New York
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)

1865 Union Springs, Cayuga, New York
Henry Almy, 31, m, b. Washington county, married 1 time, now married, grocery?
Hulda Almy, 27, f, wife, b. Cayuga, married 1 time, now married
Susan Sharpsteen, 69, f, mother in law, b. Dutchess, married 2 times, widowed
Phebe Sharpsteen, 30, f, sister in law, b. Cayuga, single
1865 New York State Census
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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 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Phebe Sharpatine
estimated birth year: 1835
gender: Female
age in 1870: 35y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: New York
home in 1870: New York, United States
Household Gender Age
Henry Almey M 37y
Hulda Almey F 32y
Claude Almey M 5y
Nettie Almey F 2y
Susan Sharpatine F 73y
Phebe Sharpatine F 35y

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.

1875 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Name: Phebe Sharpstein
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 40
Relationship to Head of Household: Sister-in-law
Birth Year (Estimated): 1835
Family Number: 292
Page: 32
Line Number: 15
GS Film number: 853206
Digital Folder Number: 004858094
Image Number: 00145
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Henry Almy M 42
Wife Huldah M Almy F 37
Son C Eugene Almy M 9
Son Arthur L Almy M 3
Mother Susan Sharpstein F 78
Sister-in-law Phebe Sharpstein F 40
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 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Phebe Sharpstien
residence: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
birthdate: 1835
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Daughter
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: New York, United States
mother's name: Susan Sharpstien
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Female
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 45 years
occupation: Artiest
nara film number: T9-0813
page: 256
page character: A
entry number: 5700
film number: 1254813
Household Gender Age
parent Susan Sharpstien F 84
Phebe Sharpstien F 45

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Auburn, Ward 10, E.D. 02, Cayuga, New York
Phoebie Sharpsteen, f, 55, b. U.S., seamstress
Holda Almy, f, 53, b. U.S., seamstress
C Eugeen Almy, m, 26, b. U.S., cashier
A Le Roy Almy, m, 20, b. U.S., student
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

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 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Phoebe Sharpsteen
titles:
residence: Auburn city (incl. The Home for the Frendless), Cayuga, New York
birth date: Feb 1835
birthplace: New York
relationship to head-of-household: Sister
spouse name:
spouse titles:
spouse birth place:
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: Hulda M Aleny
gender: Female
marital status: Single
years married:
estimated marriage year:
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year:
enumeration district: 0021
sheet number and letter: 14B
household id: 363
reference number: 70
gsu film number: 1241012
image number: 00651
Household Gender Age
Hulda M Aleny F
Phoebe Sharpsteen F

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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)

Death
Name: Phoebe E Sharpsteen
Death Date: 8 Jan 1904
Death Place: Auburn, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 1166

Ancestry.com. New York, Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
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