Benjamin SPAULDING

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17 April 1767 , Townsend, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

21 May 1842 , Townsend, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 17 April 1767 in Townsend, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Benjamin married Sybel SANDERS . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sybel SANDERS was born 27 June 1771 in Billerica, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Sybel died 13 October 1818 in Townsend, Massachusetts, USA .

Benjamin SPAULDING died 21 May 1842 in Townsend, Massachusetts, USA .

son of Benjamin Spaulding and Mary Heald

m. Sybil Sanders
m. Betsey Searle

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Levi SPAULDING

Born: 28 February 1801, Townsend, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 August 1843, Townsend, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1767
17 April 1767
Townsend, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Levi SPAULDING was born 28 February 1801, Townsend, Massachusetts, USA (Townsend Harbor)

Benjamin was 33 years old.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sybel SANDERS died 13 October 1818, Townsend, Massachusetts, USA (Townsend Harbor)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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Name: Benja Spaulding
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Death Date: 21 May 1842
Death Place: Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Age: 75
Birth Date: 1767
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01976-5
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 763905
Reference ID: 9

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBC-CJK : 10 December 2014), Benja Spaulding, 21 May 1842; citing Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, reference 9; FHL microfilm 763,905.'

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Old Burying Ground Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT Row 11 Left Headstone 2

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Old Burying Ground Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA PLOT Row 11 Left Headstone 2

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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