Jeremiah
SHEARS
(b.
9 December 1773
,
Sheffield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
12 June 1846
,
Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA
)
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Jeremiah SHEARS was born 9 December 1773 in Sheffield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jeremiah SHEARS was the child of ? and ?Jeremiah SHEARS died 12 June 1846 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA.
Father: Zachariah Shears
Mother: Eunice Bush
m. Rhoda Sheldon
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1773 Birth 9 December 1773
Sheffield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.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. 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)
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Name: Jeremiah Shears
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 12 Jun 1846
Death Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Age: 73
Birth Date: 1773
Birth Place: Sheffield
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Zachariah Shears
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Eunice Shears
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00349-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250248
Reference ID: p7
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F41C-S4Y : 10 December 2014), Jeremiah Shears, 12 Jun 1846; citing Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass, reference p7; FHL microfilm 250,248.'
Name: Jeremiah Shears
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 12 Jun 1846
Death Place: Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass
Age: 73
Birth Date: 1773
Birth Place: Sheffield
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Zachariah Shears
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Eunice Shears
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00349-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250248
Reference ID: p7
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F41C-S4Y : 10 December 2014), Jeremiah Shears, 12 Jun 1846; citing Sheffield, Berkshire, Mass, reference p7; FHL microfilm 250,248.'
Jeremiah is buried at: Shears Cemetery Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Added: 6/21/2017 6:34:01 PM
- Updated: 6/12/2018 8:03:50 AM
The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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