Nathan MCKINSTRY

(b. 24 February 1819 , Massachusetts, USA d. 8 February 1889 , Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Am I Your Ancestor?
MCKINSTRY Family Tree – Connecting the Past to the Present!

What started out as our family is now your’s too!

Nathan MCKINSTRY was born 24 February 1819 in Massachusetts, USA

Nathan MCKINSTRY was the child of William MCKINSTRY and Matilda MARCY and the grandchild of: (paternal) William MCKINSTRY and Esther ROBBINS (maternal) Elijah MARCY and Mary HOBBS

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

Nathan married Hannah TAYLOR 8 August 1842 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Hannah TAYLOR was born abt. 1817 in England (United Kingdom). Hannah died 3 January 1890 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville).

Nathan MCKINSTRY died 8 February 1889 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA .
Details of the family tree of Nathan appear below.

A Glimpse into the Everyday Life of the Average American Man in the Mid-1800s

Family and Children of Nathan MCKINSTRY

[Hide/Show]

Nathan MCKINSTRY married

Hannah TAYLOR-- Date: 8 August 1842 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Nathan MCKINSTRY and Hannah TAYLOR:

Mary Alice MCKINSTRY (b.12 January 1844, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 April 1919, Webster, Massachusetts, USA)

Lemuel A MCKINSTRY (b.1 January 1846, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 12 March 1891, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

George Nathan MCKINSTRY (b.11 January 1848, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 7 June 1908, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

William Taylor MCKINSTRY (b.24 September 1850, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 February 1852, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Jude Taylor MCKINSTRY (b.20 January 1853, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

William Luther MCKINSTRY (b.11 June 1858, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1942, , Massachusetts, USA)

Share the History, Life Events, and Stories of Nathan MCKINSTRY
(Add details like birth, baptism, census records, military service, obituary, personal achievements, and more.)

[Hide/Show]

Discovering the Ancestry of Nathan MCKINSTRY: Events, Photos & Historical Records

1819 Birth
24 February 1819
Massachusetts, 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

1842 Marriage / Partner
Nathan MCKINSTRY and Hannah TAYLOR 8 August 1842, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

He was 23 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Mary Alice MCKINSTRY was born 12 January 1844, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Nathan was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Lemuel A MCKINSTRY was born 1 January 1846, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Nathan was 26 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
George Nathan MCKINSTRY was born 11 January 1848, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Nathan was 28 years old.

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

1850 Birth of Child
William Taylor MCKINSTRY was born 24 September 1850, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Nathan was 31 years old.

1852 Death of Child
William Taylor MCKINSTRY died 1 February 1852, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Nathan was 32 years old.

1853 Birth of Child
Jude Taylor MCKINSTRY was born 20 January 1853, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Nathan was 33 years old.

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

1858 Birth of Child
William Luther MCKINSTRY was born 11 June 1858, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Nathan was 39 years old.

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)

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 - 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