Samuel
ATWATER
(b.
5 July 1757
,
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
12 January 1848
,
Cheshire, Connecticut, USA
)
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Samuel ATWATER was born 5 July 1757 in Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Samuel ATWATER was the child of Abraham ATWATER and Mary BALL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Jonathan ATWATER and Abigail BRADLEY (maternal) John BALL and Mary TUTTLESamuel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Samuel married Patience PECK 6 December 1781 in Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Patience PECK was born 28 March 1758 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. Patience died 22 January 1837 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. Patience was the child of John PECK and Jerusha HALL.
Samuel ATWATER died 12 January 1848 in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA.
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Patience PECK-- Date: 6 December 1781 Place: Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Patience PECK was the child of John PECK and Jerusha HALL
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Patience PECK-- Date: 6 December 1781 Place: Cheshire, Crown Colony of ConnecticutPatience PECK was the child of John PECK and Jerusha HALL
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1757 Birth 5 July 1757
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Revolutionary War
ATWATER, SAMUEL
Ancestor #: A003665
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): DRUMMER
Birth: 1757 NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT
Death: 1-12-1848 CHESHIRE CONNECTICUT
Service Description: 1) COL. DOUGLASS
SPOUSE
1) PATIENCE PECK
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ATWATER, SAMUEL
Ancestor #: A003665
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): DRUMMER
Birth: 1757 NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT
Death: 1-12-1848 CHESHIRE CONNECTICUT
Service Description: 1) COL. DOUGLASS
SPOUSE
1) PATIENCE PECK
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1781 Marriage / PartnerSamuel ATWATER and Patience PECK 6 December 1781, Cheshire, Connecticut, USA
He was 24 years old.
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.
1837 Death of Spouse/PartnerPatience PECK died 22 January 1837, Cheshire, Connecticut, USA
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)
Death
Name: Samuel Atwater
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Death Date: 12 Jan 1848
Death Place: Cheshire, Connecticut
Age: 91
Birth Date: 1757
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03208-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3080
Reference ID: Cemetery 1, Pg. 7
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7HP-VM7 : 3 December 2014), Samuel Atwater, 12 Jan 1848; citing Cheshire, Connecticut, reference Cemetery 1, Pg. 7; FHL microfilm 3,080.'
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Name: Samuel Atwater
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 12 Jan 1848
Death Place: Cheshire, Connecticut
Age: 91
Birth Date: 1757
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03208-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3080
Reference ID: Cemetery 1, Pg. 7
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7HP-VM7 : 3 December 2014), Samuel Atwater, 12 Jan 1848; citing Cheshire, Connecticut, reference Cemetery 1, Pg. 7; FHL microfilm 3,080.'
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Samuel is buried at: Hillside Cemetery Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Added: 7/28/2017 2:31:59 PM
- Updated: 3/17/2025 6:17:54 PM
The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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