Peleg P POTTER

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14 May 1749 , South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

22 December 1827 , Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: 14 May 1749 in South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Peleg P married Elizabeth UNKNOWN 20 March 1782 in South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth UNKNOWN was born abt. 1757 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Elizabeth died 1 January 1841 in Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA.

Peleg P POTTER died 22 December 1827 in Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA.

son of Thomas Potter and Martha Card

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Peleg P POTTER married

Elizabeth UNKNOWN
Marriage date: 20 March 1782
Marriage place: South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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Peleg POTTER

Born: 11 January 1791, Richmond, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 11 August 1866, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA

Andrew Freebody POTTER

Born: 18 February 1795, Richmond, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 27 August 1874, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1749
14 May 1749
South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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

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)

1782 Marriage / Partner
Peleg P POTTER and Elizabeth UNKNOWN 20 March 1782, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)

He was 32 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

1791 Birth of Child
Peleg POTTER was born 11 January 1791, Richmond, Rhode Island, USA (Kenyon)

Peleg P was 41 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Andrew Freebody POTTER was born 18 February 1795, Richmond, Rhode Island, USA (Kenyon)

Peleg P was 45 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Death — 1827
22 December 1827
Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 78.

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Cedar Cemetery Jamestown, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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