Joseph Priestley His Life and Times

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

8. 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

9. Priestley HIS POLITICS (1776 – 1793)

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

11. Priestley’s US Landmark

12. Priestley’s GB Landmark

13. Priestley House (U.S.)

14. Priestley House (Landmark)

15. Priestley’s Lab (GB Landmark)

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

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

20. Nicholas Paul SAR Genealogy

21. Peters SAR Genealogy Available During Presentation

22. Pennsylvania

23. Centre County

24. Blanchard

25. Elmer and Marie Peters

26. Elmer Peters1875 – 1922Emma Scantlin Peters1879 – 1930

27. Edward and Ellen Scantlin

28. George and Emeline Miller

29. John Bitner1802 – 1861Susan Orner Bitner1801 – 1880

30. John and Elizabeth Orner

31. John Orner

32. Elizabeth Orner

33. Pennsylvania

34. Northumberland

35. Riverview Cemetery

37. Nicholas and Barbara Paul

38. Nicholas and Barbara Paul

39. Nicholas Paul

40. Barbara Paul

41. Joseph Priestley

42. 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

45. 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

46. 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

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

48. 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