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Joseph Priestley His Life and Times

Joseph Priestley His Life and Times. by Howard M. Peters & Sally B. Peters AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Division of the History of Chemistry Philadelphia Annual Meeting August 25, 2004. Priestley’s Life and Accomplishments. PART 1 Period 1: 1733 – 1776 Early marriage to Mary Wilkinson

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Joseph Priestley His Life and Times

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  1. Joseph Priestley His Life and Times by Howard M. Peters & Sally B. Peters AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Division of the History of Chemistry Philadelphia Annual Meeting August 25, 2004

  2. Priestley’s Life and Accomplishments PART 1 Period 1: 1733 – 1776 • Early marriage to Mary Wilkinson Period 2: 1776 – 1793 • The good and bad years Period 3: 1793 – 1804 • Exile in America

  3. Genealogy Studies PART 2 • SAR History and Records • DAR History and Records • Peters family connection

  4. Fictional Accounts From Nicholas Paul’s Journal PART 3 • 1796 – Paul family / Newberry family / Arner family connections • 1799 – Paul family moves to Northumberland County, first contact with Priestley • 1800 – 1804: Paul and Priestley connections

  5. Priestley LIFE, FAMILY, and RELIGION

  6. Priestley: Scientific Contributions DISCOVERY OF 8 GASES • Oxygen • Nitrogen • Carbon Dioxide • Carbon Monoxide • Sulfur Dioxide • Nitrous Oxide • Nitric Oxide • Hydrogen Chloride

  7. Priestley: Additional Scientific Contributions • Discovered the interconnection between photosynthesis and respiration • Discovered carbonated water • Discovered that India rubber removed graphite pencil marks - the first rubber eraser

  8. Priestley HIS POLITICS (1776 – 1793)

  9. Priestley THE FAMILY IN EXILE ESCAPE TO AMERICA (1793 – 1804)

  10. Priestley’s US Landmark

  11. Priestley’s GB Landmark

  12. Priestley House (U.S.)

  13. Priestley House (Landmark)

  14. Priestley’s Lab (GB Landmark)

  15. Nicholas Paul • Searching for the Ancestors and Descendants of Nicholas Paul (1748-1820) and Barbara Vass (1757-1823), Northampton County and Northumberland County, PA

  16. James Newbury • Searching for the Ancestors and Descendants of James Newbury (1750-1830) and Sarah Guest (1764-1850), Northumberland County, PA

  17. Nicholas Paul SAR Genealogy

  18. Peters SAR Genealogy Available During Presentation

  19. Pennsylvania

  20. Centre County

  21. Blanchard

  22. Elmer and Marie Peters

  23. Elmer Peters1875 – 1922Emma Scantlin Peters1879 – 1930

  24. Edward and Ellen Scantlin

  25. George and Emeline Miller

  26. John Bitner1802 – 1861Susan Orner Bitner1801 – 1880

  27. John and Elizabeth Orner

  28. John Orner

  29. Elizabeth Orner

  30. Pennsylvania

  31. Northumberland

  32. Riverview Cemetery

  33. Nicholas and Barbara Paul

  34. Nicholas and Barbara Paul

  35. Nicholas Paul

  36. Barbara Paul

  37. Joseph Priestley

  38. Part 3: Fictional Accounts From Nicholas Paul’s Journal 1796 • Jacob Arner finally got deed from Penn family • Problem: 21 year old son John interested in 17 year old Elizabeth Paul

  39. Nicholas Paul’s Journal July 30th, 1799 • Summer move to Northumberland County • Warned James Newberry about Priestley and his inflammatory speech • Paul’s first meeting with Priestley April 5th, 1800 • Priestley seeking chickens, eggs and firewood

  40. Nicholas Paul’s Journal July 18th, 1801 • Priestley goes to Philadelphia ill. Was he poisoned? October 13th, 1802 • Priestley weak December 1st, 1803 • Priestley bedridden

  41. Nicholas Paul’s Journal February 6th, 1804 • Word from village that Priestley had died February 9th, 1804 • Bitter cold day, funeral attendance low

  42. Acknowledgements • Sons of the American Revolution • Daughters of the American Revolution • Chemical Heritage Foundation • Andrea Bashore: President, Priestley House Museum • Northumberland County Historical Society • Justin Kirk Houser: Centre County, PA Genealogist • Daeron Katz: Silent Planet Productions, Graphics

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