Lydia HOLBROOK

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20 July 1773 , Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

14 March 1855 , Westborough, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 20 July 1773 in Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Lydia married Jason BLAKE 7 February 1791 in Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Jason BLAKE was born 30 November 1767 in Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Jason died 19 September 1841 in Worthington, Massachusetts, USA.

Lydia HOLBROOK died 14 March 1855 in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA .

daughter of Amos Holbrook and Lydia Kingsbury

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Lydia HOLBROOK married

Jason BLAKE
Marriage date: 7 February 1791
Marriage place: Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Children of Jason BLAKE and Lydia HOLBROOK

Julia B BLAKE

Born: 8 April 1809, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 21 February 1849, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

Horace Thompson BLAKE

Born: 9 May 1812, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 June 1841, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1773
20 July 1773
Worcester, 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

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1791 Marriage / Partner
Lydia HOLBROOK and Jason BLAKE 7 February 1791, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (North Wrentham)

She was 17 years old.

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

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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

1809 Birth of Child
Julia B BLAKE was born 8 April 1809, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia was 35 years old.

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.

1812 Birth of Child
Horace Thompson BLAKE was born 9 May 1812, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia was 38 years old.

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

1841 Death of Child
Horace Thompson BLAKE died 2 June 1841, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia was 67 years old.

1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jason BLAKE died 19 September 1841, Worthington, 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 Death of Child
Julia B BLAKE died 21 February 1849, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

Lydia was 75 years old.

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

Death — 1855
14 March 1855
Westborough, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 81.

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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