Samuel COWLES

Born

30 July 1735 , Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

29 October 1815 , Colebrook, Connecticut, USA

Samuel married Sybil NORTH abt. 1756 .
Sybil NORTH was born 24 September 1736 in Farmington, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Sybil died 21 September 1807 in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA.

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Parents of Samuel COWLES

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Samuel COWLES

Mother

Martha BROOKS

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Samuel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Samuel COWLES married

Sybil NORTH
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Birth — 1735
30 July 1735
Wallingford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

Revolutionary War

COWLES, SAMUEL
Ancestor #: A026941
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): PATRIOTIC SERVICE, ENSIGN
Birth: 7-30-1735 NORFOLK FAIRFIELD CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 10- -1815 COLEBROOK LITCHFIELD CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: JOHNSTON, CT MEN IN THE REV 1775-1783, P 18; CTSDAR, NON-MILITARY SERVICE IN THE REV, 1774-1784 VOL 1 P 135; CRISSEY, 1774-1900 HIST OF NORFOLK, LITCHFIELD CO, CT PP 81, 86
Service Description: 1) ALSO SGT; CAPT STANLEY'S CO, LEX ALARM,COMMITTEE TO CARE FOR SOLDIER'S FAMILIES

RESIDENCE
1) City: NORFOLK - County: LITCHFIELD CO - State: CONNECTICUT

SPOUSE
1) SIBIL NORTH

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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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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)

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sybil NORTH died 21 September 1807, Colebrook, Connecticut, USA

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.

Death

Name: Dea. Samuel Cowles
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 29 Oct 1815
Death Place: Colebrook, Connecticut
Age: 80
Birth Date: 1735
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03736-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3327
Reference ID: pg 25

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7ND-MJH : 3 December 2014), Dea. Samuel Cowles, 29 Oct 1815; citing Colebrook, Connecticut, reference pg 25; FHL microfilm 3,327.'

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South Cemetery Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

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South Cemetery Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

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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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