Noah HARRISON

Born

19 March 1737 , Branford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

7 May 1823 , Cornwall, Connecticut, USA

Noah married Anna HOPKINS 21 July 1785 .
Anna HOPKINS was born 5 June 1747 in Harwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Anna died 15 September 1831 in Cornwall, Connecticut, USA. Anna was the child of Sylvanus HOPKINS and Ruth BERRY .

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Daniel HARRISON

Mother

Hannah HOADLEY

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Noah had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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m. Hannah Rogers
m. Anna Hopkins

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Noah HARRISON married

Anna HOPKINS
Marriage date: 21 July 1785
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Anna HOPKINS was the child of Sylvanus HOPKINS and Ruth BERRY

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Birth — 1737
19 March 1737
Branford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

Revolutionary War

HARRISON, NOAH
Ancestor #: A052246
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 11-19-1737 BRANFORD CONNECTICUT
Death: 3-7-1823 CORNWALL CONNECTICUT

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1) HANNAH ROGERS
2) ANNE HOPKINS CARTER

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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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Noah HARRISON and Anna HOPKINS 21 July 1785,

He was 48 years old.

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)

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

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Name: Cap. Noah Harrison
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 07 May 1823
Death Place: Cornwall, Connecticut
Age: 86
Birth Date: 1737
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03736-9
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3328
Reference ID: pg 67

'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7ND-NM2 : 3 December 2014), Cap. Noah Harrison, 07 May 1823; citing Cornwall, Connecticut, reference pg 67; FHL microfilm 3,328.'

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Cornwall Cemetery Cornwall, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA

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Cornwall Cemetery Cornwall, 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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