John MITCHELL
Born: 21 July 1754, Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 15 July 1825, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
Died: 15 July 1825, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
Married: Elizabeth SHERMAN 1782 Place: Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
John
MITCHELL
Born
20 October 1720
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Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died
30 April 1793
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Woodbury, Connecticut, USA
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John MITCHELL married 
Sarah ORTON
Marriage date: 18 December 1748
Marriage place: Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Sarah ORTON was the child of John ORTON and Mary UNKNOWN
Sarah ORTONMarriage date: 18 December 1748
Marriage place: Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Sarah ORTON was the child of John ORTON and Mary UNKNOWN
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Birth — 172020 October 1720
Woodbury, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1748 Marriage / PartnerJohn MITCHELL and Sarah ORTON 18 December 1748, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville)
He was 28 years old.
1754 Birth of ChildJohn MITCHELL was born 21 July 1754, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA (Hotchkissville)
John was 33 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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Death Date: 30 Apr 1793
Death Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Age: 72
Birth Date: 1721
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03776-2
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3374
Reference ID: 26
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014
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Death Date: 30 Apr 1793
Death Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Age: 72
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03776-2
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film Number: 3374
Reference ID: 26
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014
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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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