David BOTSFORD

Born

11 August 1713 , New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

20 January 1796 , Milford, Connecticut, USA

David married Hannah SKEELS abt. 1742 .
Hannah SKEELS was born abt. 1727 in Woodbridge, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Hannah died abt. 1813 in Milford, Connecticut, USA.

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Father

Samuel BOTSFORD

Mother

Hannah CAMP

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David had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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son of Samuel Botsford and Hannah Camp

m. Hannah Skeels

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David BOTSFORD married

Hannah SKEELS
Marriage date: abt. 1742
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Birth — 1713
11 August 1713
New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

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

Revolutionary War

BOTSFORD, DAVID
Ancestor #: A012465
Service: CONNECTICUT Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 8- -1713 MILFORD NEW HAVEN CO CONNECTICUT
Death: 1-20-1796 MILFORD NEW HAVEN CO CONNECTICUT
Service Source: MULLEN, CT TOWN MEETING RECS, VOL 1, P 575
Service Description: 1) LISTER; MEMBER OF COMMITTEE FOR SOLDIERS' FAMILIES

RESIDENCE
1) City: MILFORD - County: NEW HAVEN CO. - State: CONNECTICUT

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1) HANNAH SKEELS

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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)

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)

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Name: David Botsford
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 20 Jan 1796
Death Place: Milford, Connecticut
Age: 83
Birth Date: 1713
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03220-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3092
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F7CF-ZZZ : 3 December 2014), David Botsford, 20 Jan 1796; citing Milford, Connecticut, reference ; FHL microfilm 3,092.'

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Milford Cemetery Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA

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Milford Cemetery Milford, 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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