Thomas Alva
BLANCHARD
(b.
19 October 1833
,
Tobin, Perry, Indiana, USA
d.
14 July 1892
,
Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma Territory
)
Age: 59
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Thomas Alva BLANCHARD was born 19 October 1833 in Tobin, Perry, Indiana, USA
Thomas Alva BLANCHARD was the child of Ira A. BLANCHARD and Margaret RUTHERFORD and the grandchild of: (paternal) John Franklin REDMAN and (maternal) Ira Dorastus BLANCHARD and Beulah LAMBSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas Alva married Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" ALLEN abt. 1865 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" ALLEN was born 25 June 1842 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, USA. Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" died 27 August 1903 in Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, USA. Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" was the child of John Christison ALLEN and Margaret Ann MURPHY.
Thomas Alva BLANCHARD died 14 July 1892 in Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma Territory.
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Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" ALLEN-- Date: abt. 1865 Place:
Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" ALLEN was the child of John Christison ALLEN and Margaret Ann MURPHY
Children of Thomas Alva BLANCHARD and Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" ALLEN:
Mary Elizabeth BLANCHARD (b.9 April 1865, , Kansas, USA d. 16 August 1898, , Oklahoma Territory)
m. John Robert ALLEN 1893
Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" ALLEN-- Date: abt. 1865 Place: Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" ALLEN was the child of John Christison ALLEN and Margaret Ann MURPHY
Children of Thomas Alva BLANCHARD and Sarah Elizabeth "Sally" ALLEN:
Mary Elizabeth BLANCHARD (b.9 April 1865, , Kansas, USA d. 16 August 1898, , Oklahoma Territory)m. John Robert ALLEN 1893
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1833 Birth 19 October 1833
Tobin, Perry, Indiana, 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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.1865 Birth of ChildMary Elizabeth BLANCHARD was born 9 April 1865, , Kansas, USA
Thomas Alva was 31 years old.
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)
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
1892 Death 14 July 1892
Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma Territory
He died at the age of 58.
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