Lydia Ann PALMER

(b. 28 November 1820 , Rhode Island, USA d. 15 March 1898 , Brooklyn, New York, USA )

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Lydia Ann PALMER was born 28 November 1820 in Rhode Island, USA

Lydia Ann PALMER was the child of ? and ?

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Lydia Ann married Edgar Wallace HUNTER 20 November 1840 in Manhattan, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
Edgar Wallace HUNTER was born 21 April 1819 in Catskill, New York, USA. Edgar Wallace died 18 March 1875 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Edgar Wallace was the child of John Wallace HUNTER and Ann Eliza STANTON.

Lydia Ann PALMER died 15 March 1898 in Brooklyn, New York, USA .
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Lydia Ann PALMER married

Edgar Wallace HUNTER-- Date: 20 November 1840 Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
Edgar Wallace HUNTER was the child of John Wallace HUNTER and Ann Eliza STANTON

Children of Edgar Wallace HUNTER and Lydia Ann PALMER:

David D HUNTER (b.abt. 1842, , New York, USA d. , )

Henry Washington HUNTER (b.abt. 1844, Catskill, New York, USA d. 3 August 1910, Brooklyn, New York, USA )

Ellen Almina HUNTER (b.13 August 1845, Catskill, New York, USA d. 3 August 1903, , New York, USA)

John Wallace HUNTER (b.20 August 1847, Catskill, New York, USA d. 21 May 1895, Brooklyn, New York, USA )
m. Emma Brown TEEPLE 9 October 1872 in Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville)

Anna HUNTER (b.abt. 1849, Catskill, New York, USA d. , )

James P HUNTER (b.abt. 1851, Catskill, New York, USA d. , )

Lydia Ann HUNTER (b.20 November 1853, Catskill, New York, USA d. 10 April 1939, Brooklyn, New York, USA )

Edgar HUNTER (b.abt. 1855, Catskill, New York, USA d. 7 April 1864, Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, USA)

Fannie B HUNTER (b.August 1856, , New Jersey, USA d. 10 September 1901, Brooklyn, New York, USA )

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1820 Birth
28 November 1820
Rhode Island, 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.

1840 Marriage / Partner
Lydia Ann PALMER and Edgar Wallace HUNTER 20 November 1840, Manhattan, New York, USA (New York City) (New Amsterdam) (Washington Heights)

She was 19 years old.

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 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1845 Birth of Child
Ellen Almina HUNTER was born 13 August 1845, Catskill, New York, USA

Lydia Ann was 24 years old.

1847 Birth of Child
John Wallace HUNTER was born 20 August 1847, Catskill, New York, USA

Lydia Ann was 26 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Catskill, New York
Name: Lydia Hunter
Age: 31
Birth Year: abt 1819
Home in 1850: Catskill, Greene, New York, USA
Gender: Female
Family Number: 386
Household Members:
Name Age
E W Hunter 32
Lydia Hunter 31
David Hunter 9
Henry Hunter 7
Ellen Hunter 5
John W Hunter 3
Ann Hunter 1
Betsy Van Hasen 25

1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1853 Birth of Child
Lydia Ann HUNTER was born 20 November 1853, Catskill, New York, USA

Lydia Ann was 33 years old.

1855 Catskill, New York
Name: Lydia A Hunter
Birth Year: abt 1821
Age: 34
Gender: Female
Relation to Head: Wife
Residence: Catskill, Greene, New York, USA
District: E.D. 1
Household number: 366
Line Number: 17
Household Members:
Name Age
Edgar W Hunter 35
Lydia A Hunter 34
David D Hunter 13
Henry W Hunter 11
Ellen A Hunter 9
John W Hunter 7
Ann A Hunter 5
James P Hunter 3
Lydia A Hunter 2
Edgar M Hunter 0

1855 New York State Census
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1856 Birth of Child
Fannie B HUNTER was born August 1856, , New Jersey, USA

Lydia Ann was 35 years old.

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

1860 Westfield, Union, New Jersey
Name: Lydia Hunter
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1819
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Home in 1860: Westfield, Union, New Jersey
Post Office: Westfield
Family Number: 286
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Household Members:
Name Age
E W Hunter 41
Lydia Hunter 41
David D Hunter 16
Henry W Hunter 18
Ellen Hunter 14
John W Hunter 13
Anna Hunter 11
James Hunter 9
Lydia Hunter 7
Edgar Hunter 5
Fanny B Hunter 3
Mary A Silke 20
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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)

1864 Death of Child
Edgar HUNTER died 7 April 1864, Scotch Plains, Union, New Jersey, USA

Lydia Ann was 43 years old.

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 New York, New York
Name: Liddian Hunter
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1870
Event Place: New York, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 50
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1819-1820
Birthplace: New York
Page Number: 27
Household ID: 178
Line Number: 14
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M593
GS Film number: 000552502
Digital Folder Number: 004274991
Image Number: 00391

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Edgar Hanter M 50 New York
Liddian Hunter F 50 New York
Henry Hunter M 26 New York
John Hunter M 22 New York
Anna Hunter F 20 New York
James P Hunter M 18 New York
Liddian Hunter F 16 New York
Fannie B Hunter F 13 New Jersey
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1872 Marriage of Child
John Wallace HUNTER married 9 October 1872, Esperance, New York, USA (Sloansville) to Emma Brown TEEPLE

1875 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edgar Wallace HUNTER died 18 March 1875, Newark, New Jersey, USA

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

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Brooklyn, New York
Name: Lydia Hunter
Age: 60
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Home in 1880: Brooklyn, Kings, New York
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Grandmother
Marital Status: Widowed
Occupation: Keep House
Household Members:
Name Age
Harry V. Ebbets 31
Anna Ebbets 30
Lydia Hunter 60
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the 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

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1895 Death of Child
John Wallace HUNTER died 21 May 1895, Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)

Lydia Ann was 74 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

Death
Name: Lydia A Hunter
Birth Year: abt 1819
Age: 79
Death Date: 15 Mar 1898
Death Place: Kings, New York, USA
Certificate Number: 4206

Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Death Index, 1862-1948 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

Name: Lydia A. Hunter
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Event Type: Death
Event Date: 15 Mar 1898
Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
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Gender: Female
Age: 79
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Housewife
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Birth Year (Estimated): 1819
Birthplace: Rhode Island
Burial Date: 18 Mar 1898
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Cemetery: Evergreens
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Lydia is buried at: The Evergreens Cemetery
1629 Bushwick Avenue

Brooklyn, New York, USA (Flatlands) (Flatbush) (Coney Island)
718-455-5300
http://www.theevergreenscemetery.com/records/

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