flag male ancestor  Aaron  SEELEY

  (b. 25 September 1791 Fairfield, Connecticut, USA   d. 10 May 1872 Danbury, Connecticut, USA )  

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Aaron SEELEY was born 25 September 1791 in Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Aaron SEELEY was the child of Nathan SEELYE   and   Hannah HAWLEY

Aaron SEELEY died 10 May 1872 in Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
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birth1791 Birth
25 September 1791
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
NewsThe 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.
NewsFrom 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.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
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Death Date: 10 May 1872
Death Place: Danbury, Connecticut
Age: 81
Birth Date: 1791
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03411-2
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3198
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014), Aaron Seeley, 10 May 1872; citing Danbury, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,198.'
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Did You Know?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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