Thomas Hammond BURNHAM

(b. 14 November 1819 , Springport, New York, USA d. abt. 1853 , Manhattan, New York, USA )

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Thomas Hammond BURNHAM was born 14 November 1819 in Springport, New York, USA

Thomas Hammond BURNHAM was the child of Asa Norman BURNHAM and Martha Slocum HAMMOND and the grandchild of: (paternal) Asa W BURNHAM and Lucy HUNTINGTON (maternal) Thomas HAMMOND and Sarah SLOCUM

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Thomas Hammond married Mary Reed FISHER 25 March 1845 in Manhattan, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary Reed FISHER was born abt. 1826 in Plymouth, Maine, USA. Mary Reed died abt. 1895 in New London, Connecticut, USA. Mary Reed was the child of Samuel FISHER and Mary "Polly" REED.

Thomas Hammond BURNHAM died abt. 1853 in Manhattan, New York, USA .

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Thomas Hammond BURNHAM married

Mary Reed FISHER-- Date: 25 March 1845 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Mary Reed FISHER was the child of Samuel FISHER and Mary "Polly" REED

Children of Thomas Hammond BURNHAM and Mary Reed FISHER:

Norman Hammond BURNHAM (b.17 April 1848, Manhattan, New York, USA d. , )

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1819 Birth
14 November 1819
Springport, New York, 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 Marriage / Partner
Thomas Hammond BURNHAM and Mary Reed FISHER 25 March 1845, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

He was 25 years old.

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1848 Birth of Child
Norman Hammond BURNHAM was born 17 April 1848, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

Thomas Hammond 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