Josiah BREWER

Born

17 August 1744 , Tyringham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

12 June 1830 , Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

Josiah married Mary HALL abt. 1768 .
Mary HALL was born 29 June 1751 in Uxbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Mary died 19 February 1799 in Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA.

Parents & Family of Josiah BREWER

Parents of Josiah BREWER

Father

John BREWER

Mother

Hannah MERRIAM

Grandparents of Josiah BREWER

Paternal grandparents

John BREWER Mary JONES

Maternal grandparents

Robert MERRIAM Abigail CUTLER

Josiah had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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son of John Brewer and Hannah Merriam

m. Mary Hall

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Josiah BREWER married

Mary HALL
Marriage date: abt. 1768
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Birth — 1744
17 August 1744
Tyringham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

Revolutionary War

BREWER, JOSIAH
Ancestor #: A014127
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): COLONEL
Birth: 8-17-1744 TYRINGHAM BERKSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 6-12-1830 TYRINGHAM BERKSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Description: 1) PENOBSCOT LINCOLN CO. REGT.

RESIDENCE
1) City: TYRINGHAM - County: BERKSHIRE CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

SPOUSE
1) MARY HALL

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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

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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

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1799 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mary HALL died 19 February 1799, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

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

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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

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

Death

Name: Col. Josiah Brewer
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 12 Jun 1830
Death Place: Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass
Age: 86
Birth Date: 1744
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Marital Status: Unknown
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00364-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film Number: 250272
Reference ID: item 1 p 92

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1R-1B9 : 10 December 2014), Col. Josiah Brewer, 12 Jun 1830; citing Tyringham, Berkshire, Mass, reference item 1 p 92; FHL microfilm 250,272.'

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Old Center Cemetery Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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Old Center Cemetery Monterey, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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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