Julia ROOT

Born

25 September 1764 , Belchertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

15 January 1850 , Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

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Orlando ROOT Mary WORTHINGTON

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Born: 25 September 1764 in Belchertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Orlando ROOT

Mother: Mary WORTHINGTON

Paternal grandparents: Hezekiah ROOT , Martha BRIDMAN (BRIDGEMAN)

Maternal grandparents: Daniel WORTHINGTON , Elizabeth LOOMIS

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Julia married Mark STACY 3 July 1788 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mark STACY was born 2 June 1764 in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale). Mark died 6 September 1852 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA. Mark was the child of Isaac STACY and Elizabeth BOND.

Julia ROOT died 15 January 1850 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA.
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Julia ROOT married

Mark STACY
Marriage date: 3 July 1788
Marriage place: Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Mark STACY was the child of Isaac STACY and Elizabeth BOND

Children of Mark STACY and Julia ROOT

Alanson STACY

Born: 8 October 1791, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 30 March 1880, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Arba STACY

Born: 1 June 1791, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 8 February 1869, South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA

Hannah STACY

Born: 24 October 1796, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 August 1853, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Israel TOWNE 3 December 1818 Place: Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1764
25 September 1764
Belchertown, 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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Julia ROOT and Mark STACY 3 July 1788, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

She was 23 years old.

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

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1791 Birth of Child
Arba STACY was born 1 June 1791, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Julia was 26 years old.

1791 Birth of Child
Alanson STACY was born 8 October 1791, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Julia was 27 years old.

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

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

1796 Birth of Child
Hannah STACY was born 24 October 1796, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Julia was 32 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

1818 Marriage of Child
Hannah STACY married 3 December 1818, Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA to Israel TOWNE

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

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Mount Hope Cemetery Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1850
15 January 1850
Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 85.

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Mount Hope Cemetery Belchertown, Hampshire 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