Royal B. SEARLES

(b. July 1830 , New York, USA d. 26 May 1906 , New York, USA )

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Royal B. SEARLES was born July 1830 in New York, USA

Royal B. SEARLES was the child of Abraham SEARLES (SEARLS) and Hannah VAUGHAN and the grandchild of: (maternal) Caleb VAUGHAN and Phebe COBB

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Royal B. married Maria (Mariah) (Mary) (Catharine) MABB (MAB, MABBE, MAPP) abt. 1864 in New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Maria (Mariah) (Mary) (Catharine) MABB (MAB, MABBE, MAPP) was born October 1839 in Easton, New York, USA. Maria (Mariah) (Mary) (Catharine) died 2 January 1917 in Stillwater, New York, USA. Maria (Mariah) (Mary) (Catharine) was the child of Jacob MABB (MAB) (MABBE) (MAPP) and Nancy INMAN (INMAU).

Royal B. SEARLES died 26 May 1906 in New York, USA.
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Occupation

Royal B. SEARLES was a farmer, carpenter, mechanic.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca

farmer

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Family and Children of Royal B. SEARLES

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Royal B. SEARLES married

Maria (Mariah) (Mary) (Catharine) MABB (MAB, MABBE, MAPP)-- Date: abt. 1864 Place: , New York, USA
Maria (Mariah) (Mary) (Catharine) MABB (MAB, MABBE, MAPP) was the child of Jacob MABB (MAB) (MABBE) (MAPP) and Nancy INMAN (INMAU)

Children of Royal B. SEARLES and Maria (Mariah) (Mary) (Catharine) MABB (MAB, MABBE, MAPP):

Elmer SEARLES (b.abt. 1866, Easton, New York, USA d. , )

Garrett SEARLES (b.abt. 1867, Easton, New York, USA d. , )

Stella SEARLES (b.abt. 1869, Easton, New York, USA d. , )

Frances "Frankie" SEARLES (b.abt. 1870, Easton, New York, USA d. abt. 1928, Saratoga, New York, USA )

Henry SEARLES (b.abt. 1874, Easton, New York, USA d. , )

Leroy Stewart R. SEARLES (b.13 June 1881, Easton, New York, USA d. 8 November 1960, Cambridge, New York, USA)
m. Pearl DAVENPORT (DEVENPORT) 11 December 1914 in Washington, New York, USA (Millbrook) (Lithgow)

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1830 Birth
July 1830
New York, USA

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 - 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

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
Name: Royal Searles
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1865
Event Place: District 02, Easton, Washington, New York, United States
Relationship to Head of Household:
Relationship to Head of Household (Original):
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831
Page:
Household ID: 261
Line Number: 42
GS Film Number: 000513918
Digital Folder Number: 004234883
Image Number: 00204

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Royal Searles M 34
Catharine Searles Wife F 30
Frank Searles Brother M 21

'New York, State Census, 1865,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ QVNF-RSC9 : accessed 16 March 2015), Royal Searles, District 02, Easton, Washington, New York, United States; citing source p. , line 42, household ID 261, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 513,918.
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 Washington, New York
Name: Royal B Searles
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830-1831
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 28
Household ID: 196
Line Number: 34
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552609
Digital Folder Number: 004277174
Image Number: 00186

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Royal B Searles M 39 New York
Maria Searles F 30 New York
Eleanor Searles M 4 New York
Garrett Searles M 3 New York
Estella Searles F 1 New York

'United States Census, 1870,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ M8K1-GWY : accessed 16 March 2015), Royal B Searles, New York, United States; citing p. 28, family 196, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,609.
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
Name: Royal B Searles
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1875
Event Place: Easton, Washington, New York, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 45
Relationship to Head of Household:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
Family Number: 7
Page: 5
Line Number: 17
GS Film number: 512701
Digital Folder Number: 004327087
Image Number: 00139

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Royal B Searles M 45
Maria Searles Wife F 35
Elmore E Searles Son M 9
Garrett Searles Son M 8
Estella Searles Daughter F 6
Frank Searles Son M 4
Henry L Searles Son M 1

'New York, State Census, 1875,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ VNVQ-34F : accessed 16 March 2015), Royal B Searles, Easton, Washington, New York, United States; citing p. 5, line 17, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 512,701.
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 Easton, Washington, New York
Name: Royal Searles
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1880
Event Place: Easton, Washington, New York, United States
District: 132
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Laborer
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831
Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Sheet Number and Letter: 70D
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0942
GS Film Number: 1254942
Digital Folder Number: 004243577
Image Number: 00145

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Royal Searles Self M 49 New York, United States
Marier Searles Wife F 40 New York, United States
Elmer Searles Son M 14 New York, United States
Garret Searles Son M 13 New York, United States
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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 Birth of Child
Leroy Stewart R. SEARLES was born 13 June 1881, Easton, New York, USA

Royal B. was 50 years old.

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
Name: Royal Searles
Event Type:
Event Date: 1892
Event Place: Easton, E.D. 01
Age: 63
Gender: Male
Birthplace: United States
Birth Year (Estimated): 1829
Citizenship Status: Citizen
GS Film number: 0512705
Digital Folder Number: 004369936
Image Number: 00051

'New York, State Census, 1892,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ MQ98-J3D : accessed 16 March 2015), Royal Searles, 1892; citing , county offices, New York; FHL microfilm .
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 Easton, Washington, New York
Name: Royal B Searls
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Easton Township (north part), Washington, New York, United States
District: 118
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Number of Living Children:
Years Married: 36
Birth Date: Jul 1830
Birthplace: New York
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1864
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Mother of how many children:
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Household ID: 236
Line Number: 2
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1241172
Digital Folder Number: 004114935
Image Number: 00119

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Royal B Searls Head M 70 New York
Maria Searls Wife F 61 New York
Leroy Stewart Searls Son M 19 New...Read MORE...

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.