George Ranney
KELSEY
(b.
25 April 1817
,
Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
d.
18 April 1889
,
Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
)
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George Ranney KELSEY was born 25 April 1817 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
George Ranney KELSEY was the child of Zebulon Stocking KELSEY and Sally EDWARDS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Daniel EDWARDS and Jemima HUBBARDGeorge Ranney was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
George Ranney married Martha Virginia WRIGHT 27 October 1845 in Clinton, Connecticut, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Martha Virginia WRIGHT was born 14 January 1823 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA. Martha Virginia died 23 September 1905 in West Haven, Connecticut, USA.
George Ranney KELSEY died 18 April 1889 in Cromwell, Connecticut, USA.
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Family and Children of George Ranney KELSEY
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Martha Virginia WRIGHT-- Date: 27 October 1845 Place: Clinton, Connecticut, USA
Children of George Ranney KELSEY and Martha Virginia WRIGHT:
Harriet V KELSEY (b.20 July 1850, , Connecticut, USA d. 10 November 1916, , Connecticut, USA)
Mary KELSEY (b.21 June 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 25 September 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA)
George KELSEY (b.10 January 1855, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 2 June 1855, New Haven, Connecticut, USA )
Israel A KELSEY (b.6 May 1857, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 24 September 1900, West Haven, Connecticut, USA)
George Wright KELSEY (b.31 January 1858, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. , )
Horatio George KELSEY (b.16 June 1861, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 4 November 1933, West Haven, Connecticut, USA)
m. Dora Estelle BEEBE 3 June 1884 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Martha Virginia WRIGHT-- Date: 27 October 1845 Place: Clinton, Connecticut, USAChildren of George Ranney KELSEY and Martha Virginia WRIGHT:
Harriet V KELSEY (b.20 July 1850, , Connecticut, USA d. 10 November 1916, , Connecticut, USA) Mary KELSEY (b.21 June 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 25 September 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA) George KELSEY (b.10 January 1855, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 2 June 1855, New Haven, Connecticut, USA ) Israel A KELSEY (b.6 May 1857, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 24 September 1900, West Haven, Connecticut, USA) George Wright KELSEY (b.31 January 1858, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. , ) Horatio George KELSEY (b.16 June 1861, West Haven, Connecticut, USA d. 4 November 1933, West Haven, Connecticut, USA)m. Dora Estelle BEEBE 3 June 1884 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
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1817 Birth 25 April 1817
Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
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.
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 Marriage / PartnerGeorge Ranney KELSEY and Martha Virginia WRIGHT 27 October 1845, Clinton, Connecticut, USA
He was 28 years old.
1850 Birth of ChildHarriet V KELSEY was born 20 July 1850, , Connecticut, USA
George Ranney was 33 years old.
1853 Birth of ChildMary KELSEY was born 21 June 1853, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
George Ranney was 36 years old.
1855 Birth of ChildGeorge KELSEY was born 10 January 1855, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
George Ranney was 37 years old.
1857 Birth of ChildIsrael A KELSEY was born 6 May 1857, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
George Ranney was 40 years old.
1858 Birth of ChildGeorge Wright KELSEY was born 31 January 1858, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
George Ranney was 40 years old.
1861 Birth of ChildHoratio George KELSEY was born 16 June 1861, West Haven, Connecticut, USA
George Ranney was 44 years old.
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1884 Marriage of ChildHoratio George KELSEY married 3 June 1884, New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville) to Dora Estelle BEEBE
1889 Death 18 April 1889
Cromwell, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 72.
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"Savin Rock was an American amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut. It was previously called The White City. The park included a number of roller coasters, other rides and numerous funhouses.
The amusement park was established in the 1870s after entrepreneur George Kelsey extended the trolley lines and built a 1,500-foot pier at the end of Beach Street to accommodate a ferry service. Kelsey built the nearby Seaview Hotel, with rooms for up to 150 guests.
...In 1903 carnival rides were added and the area was officially opened as an amusement park called the White City...
By 1919, the park, now called Savin Rock Amusement Park, was attracting 1.2 million visitors each year...
Inside the White City was a movie theater, The Orpheum Theater, which was open all year round was owned by Doc Dewaltop from 1913 until it was destroyed by a fire in 1921...
The park was finally closed in 1966."
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New Haven, Conn., White City, Savin Rock
"Savin Rock was an American amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut. It was previously called The White City. The park included a number of roller coasters, other rides and numerous funhouses.
The amusement park was established in the 1870s after entrepreneur George Kelsey extended the trolley lines and built a 1,500-foot pier at the end of Beach Street to accommodate a ferry service. Kelsey built the nearby Seaview Hotel, with rooms for up to 150 guests.
...In 1903 carnival rides were added and the area was officially opened as an amusement park called the White City...
By 1919, the park, now called Savin Rock Amusement Park, was attracting 1.2 million visitors each year...
Inside the White City was a movie theater, The Orpheum Theater, which was open all year round was owned by Doc Dewaltop from 1913 until it was destroyed by a fire in 1921...
The park was finally closed in 1966."
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George is buried at: Oak Grove Cemetery, West Haven, Connecticut
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