Jacob
ATWATER
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Born: 22 January 1720 in New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Jacob ATWATER died 11 December 1799 in Hamden, Connecticut, USA .
m. Thankful Goodyear
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Birth — 172022 January 1720
New Haven, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Name: Jacob Atwater
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 11 Dec 1799
Death Place: Hamden, New Haven, Ct
Age: 79
Birth Date: 1720
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Thankful
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I04665-6
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3337
Reference ID: 111
'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F723-TMC : 3 December 2014), Jacob Atwater, 11 Dec 1799; citing Hamden, New Haven, Ct, reference 111; FHL microfilm 3,337.'
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Last updated: 3/17/2025 5:05:17 PM
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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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