Phineas
MEIGS
(b.
21 January 1759
,
Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
1 May 1835
,
Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, USA
)
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Phineas MEIGS was born 21 January 1759 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Phineas MEIGS was the child of Ezekiel MEIGS and Asenath SEWARD and the grandchild of: (paternal) Stephen MEIGS and Jane JOHNSON (maternal) Daniel SEWARD and Mehitable BOREMAN (BOARDMAN)Phineas MEIGS died 1 May 1835 in Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, USA.
m. Elizabeth Hotchkin
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1759 Birth 21 January 1759
Guilford, 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.
1835 Death 1 May 1835
Van Buren, Onondaga, New York, USA
He died at the age of 76.
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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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