Albert S SALISBURY

(b. 27 January 1829 , Scipio, New York, USA d. 11 April 1913 , Peoria, Illinois, USA )

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Albert S SALISBURY was born 27 January 1829 in Scipio, New York, USA

Albert S SALISBURY was the child of Cummings (Cummins) (Cumins) (Benjamin) SALISBURY and Harriet SMITH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Unknown SALISBURY and Unknown UNKNOWN

Albert S was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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Albert S married Mary Jane "Jennie" KEATS (KEITS) 19 November 1865 in Peoria, Illinois, USA . Mary Jane "Jennie" KEATS (KEITS) was born 17 February 1843 in Oswego, New York, USA. Mary Jane "Jennie" died 28 June 1920 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. Mary Jane "Jennie" was the child of Edward KEATS (KEITS) (KEATZ) and .

Albert S SALISBURY died 11 April 1913 in Peoria, Illinois, USA.

Alternate date of birth June 27, 1829

Albert was a RR conductor for the T.P. and W. railway

Albert was a Civil War soldier, he listed May 1861 in the Sturgis Rifles. He mustered out Nov 25th 1862. He listed Chicago as his residence.

The Sturgis Rifles, Independent Company, Illinois Infantry was organized at Chicago, Illinois, April 1861, and mustered in May 6, 1861. It mustered out November 25, 1862.
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Salisbury, Albert
Battle Unit Name:
Sturges' Rifles, Independent Company, Illinois Infantry
Side:
Union
Company:
Soldier's Rank In:
Private
Soldier's Rank Out:
Private
Alternate name:
Film Number:
M539 ROLL 78
Plaque Number:
Notes:
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Albert S SALISBURY married

Mary Jane "Jennie" KEATS (KEITS)-- Date: 19 November 1865 Place: Peoria, Illinois, USA
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Mary Jane "Jennie" KEATS (KEITS) was the child of Edward KEATS (KEITS) (KEATZ) and

SALISBURY, ALBERT SLATER, MARY J (MRS) 1865-11-19 003 0161 0007679A PEORIA

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1829 Birth
27 January 1829
Scipio, New York, USA

Biography
ALBERT SALISBURY

Albert Salisbury is well known in Peoria as a pioneer railroad man and an honored verteran of the Civil War. He has a record of thirty-nine years' identification with railroading, first as a track foreman, later as a freight conductor and then as a passenger conductor and his service was continuous, with the exception of two years which he spent as a member of Sturgis' Independent Rifle Company. He is now retired from active life and is living at No. 1109 North Madison street. He was born in Scipio, Cayuga county, New York, January 27, 1829, and is the son of Cumins and Harriette (Smith) Salisbury, the former a native of Rhode Island and the latter of New York. The father was a prosperous farmer and secured htis first tract of land from the government in 1835.

Mr. Salisbury was educated in the public schools of Hudson, Michigan, and began his active career as a railroad man in 1852, when he obtained a position as track foreman with the Lake Shore & Michigan...Read MORE...

Peoria City and County, Illinois: A Record of Settlement, ... by James Montgomery, 1912

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 - 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

Illinois Sturgis Rifles Civil War Unit
'Adjutant General's Report

This was a separate company organized at Chicago, armed, equipped and subsisted for nearly two months by the patriotic generosity of Mr. Solomon Sturgis.

The Company was organized in April 1861, and was mustered into service May 6. It was armed by its patron with Sharpe's rifles. About the middle of June 1861, the Company was ordered to West Virginia to serve as a body guard to General McClellan. The Company reported to General McClellan at Parkersburg and accompanied him in the West Virginia campaign. It participated in the battle of Rich Mountain and marched with General McClellan to Washington, where he went to assume the command of the armies.

Washington was reached on July 26, 1861, and the Company did guard duty until March 10, 1862, when the 'forward march' was ordered. It accompanied the General on the march upon Yorktown and during the siege of that place, thence into the seven days battle of the Chickahominy. At the close of the campaign...Read MORE...

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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 Marriage / Partner
Albert S SALISBURY and Mary Jane "Jennie" KEATS (KEITS) 19 November 1865, Peoria, Illinois, USA

He was 36 years old.

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 - Warsaw, Illinois
Name: Albert Saulsbury
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1870
Event Place: Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Event Place (Original): Warsaw, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 41
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1829
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 26

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Albert Saulsbury M 41 New York
Jennie Saulsbury F 29 New York
Ida Saulsbury F 10 Illinois
Betsey Baker F 17 Illinois

Household ID: 188
Line Number: 19
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film Number: 000545726
Digital Folder Number: 004263314
Image Number: 00359
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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

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 - Peoria, Illinois
Name: Albert Salisbury
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: R. R. Conductor
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Birth Year (Estimated): 1829
Birthplace: New York, United States
Father's Birthplace: New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace: New York, United States
Sheet Letter: D
Sheet Number: 62
Person Number: 0
Volume: 2

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Albert Salisbury Self M 51 New York, United States
Mary Salisbury Wife F 38 New York, United States
Ida Salisbury Daughter F 20 Illinois, United States

District: ED 204
Sheet Number and Letter: 62D
Household ID: 7173685
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0240
GS Film Number: 1254240
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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

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 - Peoria, Illinois
Name: Albert Salisbury
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1900
Event Place: Peoria Township, District 1 Peoria city Ward 1, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 71
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Years Married: 35
Birth Date: Jun 1829
Birthplace: New York
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1865
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Albert Salisbury Head M 71 New York
Mary J Salisbury Wife F 57 New York

District: 85
Sheet Number and Letter: 3A
Household ID: 48
Line Number: 15
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T623
GS Film Number: 1240333
Digital Folder Number: 004113792
Image Number: 00904
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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.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 - Peoria, Illinois
Name: Albert Salisbury
Age in 1910: 80
Birth Year: abt 1830
Birthplace: New York
Home in 1910: Peoria Ward 1, Peoria, Illinois
Street: N Jefferson
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Keates J Salisbury
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Own Income
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 44
Number of Children Born: 2
Number of Children Living: 1
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Household Members:
Name Age
Rudolph Pfeiffer 50
Ida S Pfeiffer 48
Benjaman S Pfeiffer 19
Joseph S Pfeiffer 17
Rudolf S Pfeiffer 15
Albert Salisbury 80
Keates J Salisbury 67
Margeret Cunningham 45
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Death
SALISBURY, ALBERT 1913-04-22 PEORIA 84 YR M 8 35 PEORIA

Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916 Illinois State Archives
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