Mercy PHINNEY

Born

August 21, 1773 , Falmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

December 23, 1852 , Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 79

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William PHINNEY Lucy HATCH

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Born: August 21, 1773 in Falmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: William PHINNEY

Mother: Lucy HATCH

Paternal grandparents: Samuel PHINNEY , Hannah RAY

Maternal grandparents: Ebenezer HATCH , Mercy CROCKER

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Mercy married Cornelius HAMBLIN . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Cornelius HAMBLIN was born April 15, 1766 in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North, East, West) (Teaticket) (Woods Hole) (Hatchville). Cornelius died October 29, 1842 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA. Cornelius was the child of Job HAMBLIN and Abigail GIFFORD.

Mercy PHINNEY died December 23, 1852 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mercy PHINNEY married

Cornelius HAMBLIN
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Cornelius HAMBLIN was the child of Job HAMBLIN and Abigail GIFFORD

Children of Cornelius HAMBLIN and Mercy PHINNEY

William Phinney HAMBLIN

Born: February 11, 1799, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
Died: March 21, 1878, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Alma CHAFFEE

Married: Tryphena PARKS

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Birth — 1773
August 21, 1773
Falmouth, 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)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1799 Birth of Child
William Phinney HAMBLIN was born February 11, 1799, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Mercy was 25 years old.

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

1842 Death of Spouse/Partner
Cornelius HAMBLIN died October 29, 1842, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

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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Fairmount Cemetery, Lee, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1852
December 23, 1852
Lee, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 79.

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Fairmount Cemetery, Lee, 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