William MCKINSTRY

(b. 22 July 1792 , Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 August 1868 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

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William MCKINSTRY was born 22 July 1792 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

William MCKINSTRY was the child of William MCKINSTRY and Esther ROBBINS and the grandchild of: (paternal) William MCKINSTRY and Mary MORSE (maternal) Benjamin ROBBINS and Elizabeth HEMENWAY

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William married Matilda MARCY 17 August 1815 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Matilda MARCY was born 14 October 1792 in Massachusetts, USA. Matilda died 17 March 1883 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Matilda was the child of Elijah MARCY and Mary HOBBS.

William MCKINSTRY died 14 August 1868 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
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William MCKINSTRY married

Matilda MARCY-- Date: 17 August 1815 Place: Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Matilda MARCY was the child of Elijah MARCY and Mary HOBBS

Children of William MCKINSTRY and Matilda MARCY:

Esther MCKINSTRY (b.28 November 1815, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 February 1837, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Aretas HOOKER 16 August 1834 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

Elijah MCKINSTRY (b.abt. 1818, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 April 1861, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Nathan MCKINSTRY (b.24 February 1819, , Massachusetts, USA d. 8 February 1889, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Hannah TAYLOR 8 August 1842 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

William MCKINSTRY (b.abt. 1822, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 December 1872, Ware, Massachusetts, USA)
m. Mary Ann KITCHING 22 April 1846 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

John Addison MCKINSTRY (b.6 August 1825, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )
m. Sarah Ann HOUSE 16 February 1859 in , Massachusetts, USA

Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY (b.abt. 1830, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 April 1862, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. George BRACKETT 20 January 1848 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

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1792 Birth
22 July 1792
Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1815 Marriage / Partner
William MCKINSTRY and Matilda MARCY 17 August 1815, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

He was 23 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Esther MCKINSTRY was born 28 November 1815, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

William was 23 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1819 Birth of Child
Nathan MCKINSTRY was born 24 February 1819, , Massachusetts, USA

William was 26 years old.

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

1825 Birth of Child
John Addison MCKINSTRY was born 6 August 1825, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

William was 33 years old.

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

1834 Marriage of Child
Esther MCKINSTRY married 16 August 1834, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Aretas HOOKER

1837 Death of Child
Esther MCKINSTRY died 7 February 1837, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

William was 44 years old.

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

1842 Marriage of Child
Nathan MCKINSTRY married 8 August 1842, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Hannah TAYLOR

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

1846 Marriage of Child
William MCKINSTRY married 22 April 1846, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to Mary Ann KITCHING

1848 Marriage of Child
Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY married 20 January 1848, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville) to George BRACKETT

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

1859 Marriage of Child
John Addison MCKINSTRY married 16 February 1859, , Massachusetts, USA to Sarah Ann HOUSE

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

1861 Death of Child
Elijah MCKINSTRY died 23 April 1861, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

William was 68 years old.

1862 Death of Child
Mary Elizabeth MCKINSTRY died 21 April 1862, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

William was 69 years old.

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 Death
14 August 1868
Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

He died at the age of 76.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state