Samuel JENNEY

(b. 8 March 1821 , Cayuga County, New York, USA d. 28 September 1903 , Springport, New York, USA )

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Samuel JENNEY was born 8 March 1821 in Cayuga County, New York, USA

Samuel JENNEY was the child of ? and ?

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Samuel married Sally Ann SHARPSTEEN abt. 1843 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sally Ann SHARPSTEEN was born abt. 1823 in New York, USA. Sally Ann died 13 December 1880 in Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs). Sally Ann was the child of John SHARPSTEEN and Susan SMITH.

Samuel married (2) Esther L SHARPSTEEN abt. 1890 . Esther L SHARPSTEEN was born abt. 1826 in Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs). Esther L died 16 February 1893 in Springport, New York, USA (Union Springs). Esther L was the child of John SHARPSTEEN and Susan SMITH.

Samuel JENNEY died 28 September 1903 in Springport, New York, USA .

son of Samuel Jenney and Lydia Smith

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Samuel JENNEY married

Sally Ann SHARPSTEEN-- Date: abt. 1843 Place:
Sally Ann SHARPSTEEN was the child of John SHARPSTEEN and Susan SMITH

Children of Samuel JENNEY and Sally Ann SHARPSTEEN:

Adelia M JENNEY (b.abt. 1847, , New York, USA d. abt. 1908, )

Samuel JENNEY married

Esther L SHARPSTEEN-- Date: abt. 1890 Place:
Esther L SHARPSTEEN was the child of John SHARPSTEEN and Susan SMITH

NOTE: Not certain about this marriage

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1821 Birth
8 March 1821
Cayuga County, New York, USA

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

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: Samuel Jenny
Age: 29
Birth Year: abt 1821
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1850: Springport, Cayuga, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 774
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Jenny 69
Lydia Jenny 70
Samuel Jenny 29
Sally A Jenny 98
Sarah J Jenny 7
Adelia M Jenny 3
Frederick Sbraley 17

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

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, New York
Name: Samuel Jenny
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1821
Gender: Male
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1860: Springport, Cayuga, New York
Post Office: Cayuga
Dwelling Number: 411
Family Number: 415
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Jenny 39
Sally A Jenny 37
Sarah J Jenny 16
Adelia M Jenny 13
Henry Burns 19
Margaret Grgon 37
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.

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