Simeon Salisbury BENNETT

(b. 16 September 1832 , Farnham, Lower Canada d. 18 January 1895 , Amaqua Township, Boone, Iowa, USA )
Age: 62

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Simeon Salisbury BENNETT was born 16 September 1832 in Farnham, Lower Canada

Simeon Salisbury BENNETT was the child of Albert BENNETT and Mary E SALISBURY and the grandchild of: (maternal) James SALISBURY and Mary (Molly) STODDARD

Simeon Salisbury was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1836.

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

Simeon Salisbury married Lucy Orinda CARPENTER 19 March 1859 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Lucy Orinda CARPENTER was born 6 March 1841 in Marlborough, Connecticut, USA (Marlboro). Lucy Orinda died 29 July 1895 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville).

Simeon Salisbury BENNETT died 18 January 1895 in Amaqua Township, Boone, Iowa, USA.
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Family and Children of Simeon Salisbury BENNETT

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Simeon Salisbury BENNETT married

Lucy Orinda CARPENTER-- Date: 19 March 1859 Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

Children of Simeon Salisbury BENNETT and Lucy Orinda CARPENTER:

Mary Maria BENNETT (b.25 December 1859, Madison, Indiana, USA d. , )
m. Warren Westley HALL 16 November 1883 in , Iowa, USA

George Simeon BENNETT (b.6 July 1862, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, USA d. 7 December 1929 , Plainview, Nebraska, USA)
m. Alice May HALL 17 February 1883 in Ames, Iowa, USA
m. Lucretia (Locretia) Eliza MILLETT 9 May 1905 in Dillon, Montana, USA

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1832 Birth
16 September 1832
Farnham, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850
Name: Simeon Bennett
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Vermont
Home in 1850: Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont
Gender: Male
Family Number: 73
Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Bennett 45
Mary Bennett 45
Emeline Bennett 21
Mary E Bennett 20
James Bennett 18
Simeon Bennett 17
John Bennett 15
Albert A Bennett 12
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Marriage / Partner
Simeon Salisbury BENNETT and Lucy Orinda CARPENTER 19 March 1859, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

He was 26 years old.

1859 Birth of Child
Mary Maria BENNETT was born 25 December 1859, Madison, Indiana, USA

Simeon Salisbury was 27 years old.

1862 Birth of Child
George Simeon BENNETT was born 6 July 1862, Johnson Creek, Wisconsin, USA

Simeon Salisbury was 29 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

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
Name: Simeon Bennett
Age: 47
Birth Year: abt 1833
Birthplace: Canada
Home in 1880: Amaqua, Boone, Iowa
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Widower
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Occupation: Farmer

Household Members:
Name Age
Simeon Bennett 47
Mary M. Bennett 20
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1883 Marriage of Child
George Simeon BENNETT married 17 February 1883, Ames, Iowa, USA to Alice May HALL

1883 Marriage of Child
Mary Maria BENNETT married 16 November 1883, , Iowa, USA to Warren Westley HALL

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

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