Jehiel MEIGS

Born

6 July 1743 , Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

27 December 1776 , Crown Colony of New York

Jehiel married Abigail MEIGS 4 January 1764 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
Abigail MEIGS was born 12 March 1742 in Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut. Abigail died 8 March 1825 in Madison, Connecticut, USA . Abigail was the child of Phineas MEIGS and Abigail DUDLEY .

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Jehiel MEIGS

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Lucy BARTLETT

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Janna MEIGS Hannah WILLARD

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Abigail MEIGS
Marriage date: 4 January 1764
Marriage place: Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Abigail MEIGS was the child of Phineas MEIGS and Abigail DUDLEY

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Birth — 1743
6 July 1743
Guilford, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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

1764 Marriage / Partner
Jehiel MEIGS and Abigail MEIGS 4 January 1764, Guilford, Connecticut, USA

He was 20 years old.

Revolutionary War

MEIGS, JEHIEL JR
Ancestor #: A077205
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): CAPTAIN
Birth: 7-6-1743 GUILFORD CONNECTICUT
Death: 12-27-1776 NEW YORK
Service Description: 1) ALSO ENS,LT

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1) ABIGAL MEIGS

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Name: Jehiel Capt Meigs
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 27 Dec 1776
Death Place: Madison, Connecticut
Age: 33
Birth Date: 1743
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03365-0
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3169
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F78R-KP8 : 3 December 2014), Jehiel Capt Meigs, 27 Dec 1776; citing Madison, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,169.'

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West Cemetery Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

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West Cemetery Madison, New Haven 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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