Cynthia MERRILL

Born

18 March 1786 , Rowe, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

12 March 1853 , Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 18 March 1786 in Rowe, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Cynthia married William Ayers WHITNEY 28 September 1813 in Marlboro, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
William Ayers WHITNEY was born 22 January 1790 in Marlboro, Vermont, USA (New Marlborough) (Ames Hill). William Ayers died 2 August 1872 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls). William Ayers was the child of Moses WHITNEY and Bernice LOCKE.

Cynthia MERRILL died 12 March 1853 in Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA .
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Cynthia MERRILL married

William Ayers WHITNEY
Marriage date: 28 September 1813
Marriage place: Marlboro, Vermont, USA
William Ayers WHITNEY was the child of Moses WHITNEY and Bernice LOCKE

Children of William Ayers WHITNEY and Cynthia MERRILL

Sylvester Nash WHITNEY

Born: 24 August 1815, Rowe, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 26 September 1880, Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA

Ebenezer Merrill WHITNEY

Born: 8 April 1817, Rowe, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 24 November 1878, Buckland, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1786
18 March 1786
Rowe, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

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

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

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

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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.

1813 Marriage / Partner
Cynthia MERRILL and William Ayers WHITNEY 28 September 1813, Marlboro, Vermont, USA (New Marlborough) (Ames Hill)

She was 27 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Sylvester Nash WHITNEY was born 24 August 1815, Rowe, Massachusetts, USA

Cynthia was 29 years old.

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

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1817 Birth of Child
Ebenezer Merrill WHITNEY was born 8 April 1817, Rowe, Massachusetts, USA

Cynthia was 31 years old.

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.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

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Arms Cemetery
Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls)

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Death — 1853
12 March 1853
Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 67.

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Arms Cemetery

Shelburne, Massachusetts, USA (Shelburne Falls)

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state