Hezekiah
WAKEFIELD
(b.
17 October 1783
,
Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
15 February 1865
,
Colebrook, Connecticut, USA
)
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Hezekiah WAKEFIELD was born 17 October 1783 in Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Hezekiah WAKEFIELD was the child of ? and ?Hezekiah WAKEFIELD died 15 February 1865 in Colebrook, Connecticut, USA.
m. Harriet Barnard
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1783 Birth 17 October 1783
Simsbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.Death
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Death Date: 15 Feb 1865
Death Place: Colebrook, Connecticut
Age: 82
Birth Date: 1783
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03736-5
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3327
Reference ID: pg 12
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7N8-1QM : 3 December 2014), Hezekiah Wakefield, 15 Feb 1865; citing Colebrook, Connecticut, reference pg 12; FHL microfilm 3,327.'
Name: Hezekiah Wakefield
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Death Date: 15 Feb 1865
Death Place: Colebrook, Connecticut
Age: 82
Birth Date: 1783
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03736-5
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3327
Reference ID: pg 12
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7N8-1QM : 3 December 2014), Hezekiah Wakefield, 15 Feb 1865; citing Colebrook, Connecticut, reference pg 12; FHL microfilm 3,327.'
Hezekiah is buried at: Colebrook Center Cemetery Colebrook, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Added: 8/8/2017 10:31:30 AM
- Updated: 11/8/2018 9:31:01 AM
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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