Hamilton CREQUE

(b. 30 November 1847 , Trumansburg, Tompkins, New York, USA d. 2 February 1921 , Auburn, New York, USA )

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Hamilton CREQUE was born 30 November 1847 in Trumansburg, Tompkins, New York, USA

Hamilton CREQUE was the child of George Washington CREQUE and Mahala Jane MERRITT

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Hamilton married Martha Louisa OLMSTEAD 23 October 1884 in Conquest, Cayuga, New York, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Martha Louisa OLMSTEAD was born July 1855 in New York, USA. Martha Louisa died 1 November 1936 in Auburn, New York, USA.

Hamilton CREQUE died 2 February 1921 in Auburn, New York, USA.
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Hamilton CREQUE married

Martha Louisa OLMSTEAD-- Date: 23 October 1884 Place: Conquest, Cayuga, New York, USA
At the home of E G Olmstead, Uncle of the bride

Children of Hamilton CREQUE and Martha Louisa OLMSTEAD:

Laura Mahala CREQUE (b.12 August 1885, , New York, USA d. 14 August 1976, Auburn, New York, USA)

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1847 Birth
30 November 1847
Trumansburg, Tompkins, New York, USA

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

1860 Ulysses, Tompkins, New York
name: Hamelton Creque
residence: , Tompkins, New York
ward: The Town Of Ulysses
age: 13 years
estimated birth year: 1847
birthplace: New York
gender: Male
page: 210
family number: 299
film number: 803868
dgs number: 4237095
image number: 00214
nara number: M653

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)

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

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 Auburn, Cayuga, New York
name: Hamilton Creque
residence: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
birthdate: 1847
birthplace: New York, United States
relationship to head: Other
spouse's name:
spouse's birthplace:
father's name:
father's birthplace: New York, United States
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: New York, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 33 years
occupation: Clerck In Store
nara film number: T9-0813
page: 216
page character: A
entry number: 1855
film number: 1254813
Household Gender Age
Samuel L. Thorp M 64
Cynthia Thorp F 60
Joel A. Gordinear M 44
Francis E. Gordinear F 40
Minnie J. Gordinear F 13
Asa Barnes M 21
Fred H. Wiggins M 19
William Romer M 32
Hamilton Creque M 33
Maggie Maloney F 24
Katy Murphey F 23
Frankie Besey F 24
Eva Francis F 64
Nancy Vananden F 81
Sarah G. Wright F 55

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)

1884 Marriage / Partner
Hamilton CREQUE and Martha Louisa OLMSTEAD 23 October 1884, Conquest, Cayuga, New York, USA

He was 36 years old.

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1885 Birth of Child
Laura Mahala CREQUE was born 12 August 1885, , New York, USA

Hamilton was 37 years old.

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

1890 - Auburn, Cayuga, New York
Witnessed a document for George W. Salisbury in 1890 in Auburn, New York. Resident of Auburn at the time.

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

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

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Seminary Ave., Auburn, New York
Creque, Hamilton, head, b. Nov 1847, age 52, married 15 years, b. NY, parents b. NY, bookkeeper (shoes)
Creque, Martha L., wife, b. July 1855, age 44, married 15 years, mother of 1 child, 1 child living, b. NY, parents b. NY
Creque, Laura M, daughter, b. Aug 1885, age 14, b. NY, at school
Almstead, Fred, brother-in-law, b. May 1877, age 23, b. NY, shoe operator
also a servant living with them (female), Grace S. P--ird, b. July 1880, age 19, b. NY
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1908 Marriage of Daughter
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groom's name: Harold Burroughs Knight
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bride's name: Laura Mahala Creque
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marriage date: 09 Jun 1908
marriage place: Auburn, Cayuga, New York
groom's father's name: William B. Knight
groom's mother's name: Anna R. Burroughs
bride's father's name: Hamilton Creque
bride's mother's name: Maria L. Olmsted
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indexing project (batch) number: M02012-3
system origin: New_York-ODM
source film number: 853184
reference number:
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1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Cayuga County, New York
name: Hamilton Creque
residence: , Cayuga, New York
estimated birth year: 1848
age: 72
birthplace: New York
relationship to head of household: Self
gender: Male
race: White
marital status: Married
father's birthplace: New York
mother's birthplace: New York
film number: 1821089
digital folder number: 4313421
image number: 00769
sheet number: 1
Household Gender Age
Hamilton Creque M 72y
spouse Louisa Creque F 64y
Harold Knight M 36y
child Laura Knight F 34y
Albert C Knight M 10y
Janice L Knight F 5y

1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution