John Hubbell WOOLWORTH

(b. 16 August 1821 , Watertown, Connecticut, USA d. 8 February 1907 , Great Bend, Jefferson, New York, USA )

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John Hubbell WOOLWORTH was born 16 August 1821 in Watertown, Connecticut, USA

John Hubbell WOOLWORTH was the child of Jasper WOOLWORTH and Elizabeth G BUELL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Phineas WOOLWORTH and Mercy SHELDON (maternal) Aaron BUEL and Beulah DORCHESTER

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

John Hubbell married Fanny MCBRIER 15 January 1851 in Pillar Point, Jefferson Co.,New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Fanny MCBRIER was born 14 April 1830 in Rodman, New York, USA. Fanny died 15 February 1878 in Pillar Point, Jefferson, New York, USA. Fanny was the child of Henry MCBRIER and Keziah SLOAN.

John Hubbell WOOLWORTH died 8 February 1907 in Great Bend, Jefferson, New York, USA.

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John Hubbell WOOLWORTH married

Fanny MCBRIER-- Date: 15 January 1851 Place: Pillar Point, Jefferson Co.,New York, USA
Fanny MCBRIER was the child of Henry MCBRIER and Keziah SLOAN

Children of John Hubbell WOOLWORTH and Fanny MCBRIER:

Frank Winfield WOOLWORTH (b.13 April 1852, Rodman, New York, USA d. 8 April 1919, Glen Cove, New York, USA)
m. Jennie CREIGHTON 11 June 1876 in Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Charles Sumner "Sum" WOOLWORTH (b.1 August 1856, Rodman, New York, USA d. 7 January 1947, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA )

Flora M WOOLWORTH (b.abt. 1870, , New York, USA d. abt. 1943, Champion, Jefferson, New York, USA)

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1821 Birth
16 August 1821
Watertown, Connecticut, 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 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Marriage / Partner
John Hubbell WOOLWORTH and Fanny MCBRIER 15 January 1851, Pillar Point, Jefferson Co.,New York, USA

He was 29 years old.

1852 Birth of Child
Frank Winfield WOOLWORTH was born 13 April 1852, Rodman, New York, USA

John Hubbell was 30 years old.

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 - Rodman, Jefferson, New York
Name: John Woolworth
Birth Year: abt 1822
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Head
Residence: Rodman, Jefferson, New York, USA
Household number: 65
Line Number: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
John Woolworth 33
Fanny Woolworth 25
Franklin W Woolworth 3
1855 New York State Census
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1856 Birth of Child
Charles Sumner "Sum" WOOLWORTH was born 1 August 1856, Rodman, New York, USA

John Hubbell was 34 years old.

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 - Champion, Jefferson, New York
Name: J H Woolworth
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1822
Age: 43
Residence: Champion, Jefferson, New York, USA
Line Number: 11
Page Number: 29
Household Members:
Name Age
J H Woolworth 43
Fanny Woolworth 35
Frank W Woolworth 13
Charles S Woolworth 9
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 - Champion, Jefferson, New York
Name: John H Woodworth
[John H Woolworth]
Age in 1870: 48
Birth Year: abt 1822
Birthplace: New York
Dwelling Number: 85
Home in 1870: Champion, Jefferson, New York
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Carthage
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 1000
Real Estate Value: 5000
Inferred Spouse: Fanny Woodworth
Inferred Children: Frank Woodworth
Summers Woodworth
Flora Woodworth
Household Members:
Name Age
John H Woodworth 48
Fanny Woodworth 40
Frank Woodworth 18
Summers Woodworth 13
Flora Woodworth 2
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 - Champion, Jefferson, New York
Name: John H Woolworth
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1822
Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875
Residence Place: Champion, Jefferson, New York, USA
Election District: E.D. 01
Household number: 222
Relation to Head: Head
Spouse's name: Fanny Woolworth
Line Number: 1
Sheet Number: 27
Household Members:
Name Age
John H Woolworth 53
Fanny Woolworth 45
Charles S Woolworth 18
Flora Woolworth 7
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.

1876 Marriage of Child
Frank Winfield WOOLWORTH married 11 June 1876, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights) to Jennie CREIGHTON

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.

1878 Death of Spouse/Partner
Fanny MCBRIER died 15 February 1878, Pillar Point, Jefferson, New York, USA

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

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.

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.

1905 - Champion, Jefferson, New York
Name: John H Woolworth
Birth Year: abt 1822
Age: 83
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1905
Residence: Champion, Jefferson, New York, USA
Relationship to Head: Head
Household Members:
Name Age
John H Woolworth 83
Elvira E Woolworth 68
Dora M Hubbard 29
Ruth I Hubbard 7

1905 New York State Census
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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.

Death
Name: John H Woolworth
Death Date: 8 Feb 1907
Death Place: Great Bend, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 6904

Ancestry.com. New York, Death Index, 1852-1956 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017.
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