Elijah TARBELL

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11 May 1751 , Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

24 February 1841 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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John TARBELL Esther GROSVENOR

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Born: 11 May 1751 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: John TARBELL

Mother: Esther GROSVENOR

Elijah had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Elijah married Hannah UPHAM 27 September 1775 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Hannah UPHAM was born 3 April 1757 in Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Hannah died 6 June 1851 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA . Hannah was the child of Ezekiel UPHAM and Rebecca MORSE.

Elijah TARBELL died 24 February 1841 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Elijah TARBELL married

Hannah UPHAM
Marriage date: 27 September 1775
Marriage place: Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Hannah UPHAM was the child of Ezekiel UPHAM and Rebecca MORSE

Children of Elijah TARBELL and Hannah UPHAM

Elijah TARBELL

Born: 23 July 1776, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 10 October 1863, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah TARBELL

Born: 13 July 1778, Brimfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1808, Lenox, Madison, New York, USA

Elias TARBELL

Born: 8 April 1781, , Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 September 1848,

Samuel TARBELL

Born: 10 September 1784, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 March 1857, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

William TARBELL

Born: 12 August 1786, Monson, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 21 November 1856, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

John Grosvenor TARBELL

Born: 26 December 1793, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 16 February 1882, Kendall, Van Buren, Michigan, USA

David Morse TARBELL

Born: 25 October 1795, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 1751
11 May 1751
Sturbridge, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

Revolutionary War

TARBELL, ELIJAH
Ancestor #: A111992
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 5-11-1751 STURBRIDGE WORCESTER CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 2-24-1841 BRIMFIELD HAMPDEN CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS VOL XV P 385
Service Description: 1) CAPT EBENEZER CRAFT
2) COL LARNED

RESIDENCE
1) City: STURBRIDGE - County: WORCESTER CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

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1) HANNAH UPHAM

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1775 Marriage / Partner
Elijah TARBELL and Hannah UPHAM 27 September 1775, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale)

He was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Elijah TARBELL was born 23 July 1776, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Elijah was 25 years old.

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1778 Birth of Child
Hannah TARBELL was born 13 July 1778, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Elijah was 27 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Elias TARBELL was born 8 April 1781, , Massachusetts, USA

Elijah was 29 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)

1784 Birth of Child
Samuel TARBELL was born 10 September 1784, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Elijah was 33 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
William TARBELL was born 12 August 1786, Monson, Massachusetts, USA

Elijah was 35 years old.

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)

1793 Birth of Child
John Grosvenor TARBELL was born 26 December 1793, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Elijah was 42 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
David Morse TARBELL was born 25 October 1795, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Elijah was 44 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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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.

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.

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Brimfield Cemetery Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1841
24 February 1841
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 89.

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Brimfield Cemetery Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

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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