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Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Elihu Thomas  DAY

Born
4 December 1844 ,  Frederick, Maryland, USA
Died
22 October 1899 ,  Denver, Colorado, USA
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James Thomas DAYAgnes Jane RILEY
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Born: 4 December 1844 in Frederick, Maryland, USA



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Elihu Thomas  married  Leanora Rosella REYNOLDS .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Leanora Rosella REYNOLDS  was born 22 February 1854 in Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.  Leanora Rosella died 29 January 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.  Leanora Rosella was the child of Peter REYNOLDS and Hannah Leanora MATHENY.

Elihu Thomas DAY died 22 October 1899 in Denver, Colorado, USA.
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Elihu Thomas DAY married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Leanora Rosella REYNOLDS
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Leanora Rosella REYNOLDS was the child of Peter REYNOLDS and Hannah Leanora MATHENY

Children of Elihu Thomas DAY and Leanora Rosella REYNOLDS

Grave has been locatedflag photo of Ida Reynolds DAY  Ida Reynolds DAY
Born: 12 February 1876, Lafayette, Marion, Indiana, USA
Died: 23 October 1976, Sebastopol, Sonoma, California, USA

Married: Walter Stevens MCDONELL 14 June 1900   Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA



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BirthBirth — 1844
4 December 1844
Frederick, Maryland, USA
Invention 1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
U.S. President1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States
Invention 1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)
U.S. President1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States
Invention 1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)
U.S. President1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States
News1857 - 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.
Invention 1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser
News1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.
U.S. President1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States
News1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.
News1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Invention 1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)
U.S. PresidentApril 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.
Invention 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
U.S. President1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
1876 Birth of Child
Ida Reynolds DAY was born 12 February 1876, Lafayette, Marion, Indiana, USA

Elihu Thomas was 31 years old.
Invention 1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.
U.S. President1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States
Invention 1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.
Invention 1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)
News1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.
U.S. President1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States
U.S. President1881 - 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.
Invention 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
U.S. President1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
News1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled
Invention 1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)
U.S. President1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States
Invention 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
U.S. President1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States
Invention 1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)
U.S. President1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States
News1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain
News1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.
DeathDeath — 1899
22 October 1899
Denver, Colorado, USA
He died at the age of 54.
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Fairmont Cemetery, Denver, Colorado
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Last updated: 4/21/2018 7:39:39 PM

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