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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 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 Period 2: 1776 – 1793 • The good and bad years Period 3: 1793 – 1804 • Exile in America
Genealogy Studies PART 2 • SAR History and Records • DAR History and Records • Peters family connection
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
Priestley LIFE, FAMILY, and RELIGION
Priestley: Scientific Contributions DISCOVERY OF 8 GASES • Oxygen • Nitrogen • Carbon Dioxide • Carbon Monoxide • Sulfur Dioxide • Nitrous Oxide • Nitric Oxide • Hydrogen Chloride
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
Priestley HIS POLITICS (1776 – 1793)
Priestley THE FAMILY IN EXILE ESCAPE TO AMERICA (1793 – 1804)
Nicholas Paul • Searching for the Ancestors and Descendants of Nicholas Paul (1748-1820) and Barbara Vass (1757-1823), Northampton County and Northumberland County, PA
James Newbury • Searching for the Ancestors and Descendants of James Newbury (1750-1830) and Sarah Guest (1764-1850), Northumberland County, PA
Peters SAR Genealogy Available During Presentation
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
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
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
Nicholas Paul’s Journal February 6th, 1804 • Word from village that Priestley had died February 9th, 1804 • Bitter cold day, funeral attendance low
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