Joshua ORMSBEE

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17 November 1730 , Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

10 December 1810 , Warren, Rhode Island, USA

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Ezra ORMSBEE Mary SALISBURY

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Born: 17 November 1730 in Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Ezra ORMSBEE

Mother: Mary SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents: Thomas ORMSBY , Mary FITCH

Maternal grandparents: Samuel SALISBURY , Mary BROOKS

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Joshua married Keziah HICKS (HIX) 10 April 1783 in Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Keziah HICKS (HIX) was born 2 November 1757 in Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Keziah died abt. 1819 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA. Keziah was the child of Samuel HICKS and Bethiah SALISBURY.

Joshua ORMSBEE died 10 December 1810 in Warren, Rhode Island, USA.

m. (1) Rachel Chase
13 November 1760
Warren, Rhode Island

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Keziah HICKS (HIX)
Marriage date: 10 April 1783
Marriage place: Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Keziah HICKS (HIX) was the child of Samuel HICKS and Bethiah SALISBURY

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Birth — 1730
17 November 1730
Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

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)

1783 Marriage / Partner
Joshua ORMSBEE and Keziah HICKS (HIX) 10 April 1783, Warren, Rhode Island, USA

He was 52 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)

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)

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

Death — 1810
10 December 1810
Warren, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 80.

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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