Lettice HITCHCOCK

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9 January 1768 , Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

15 July 1853 , Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 9 January 1768 in Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Lettice married Elijah ALLEN abt. 1791 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Elijah ALLEN was born 10 April 1765 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Elijah died 19 April 1843 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville).

Lettice HITCHCOCK died 15 July 1853 in Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA .
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Lettice HITCHCOCK married

Elijah ALLEN
Marriage date: abt. 1791
Marriage place: Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Elijah ALLEN and Lettice HITCHCOCK

Hannah ALLEN

Born: 25 July 1793, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 November 1851, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Lemuel ALLEN

Born: 14 April 1796, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 December 1867, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

Sanders ALLEN

Born: 14 April 1796, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 14 January 1879, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1768
9 January 1768
Brimfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

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 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

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

1793 Birth of Child
Hannah ALLEN was born 25 July 1793, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Lettice was 25 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Lemuel ALLEN was born 14 April 1796, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Lettice was 28 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Sanders ALLEN was born 14 April 1796, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Lettice was 28 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

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.

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.

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)

1843 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elijah ALLEN died 19 April 1843, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

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

1851 Death of Child
Hannah ALLEN died 5 November 1851, Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA (East) (Parksville) (Fentonville)

Lettice was 83 years old.

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Brimfield Cemetery Brimfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1853
15 July 1853
Brimfield, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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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