Jonathan S JONES

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28 June 1780 , Rehoboth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

18 June 1869 , Randolph, Vermont, USA

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Born: 28 June 1780 in Rehoboth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Jonathan S married Phebe SALISBURY 11 April 1802 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Phebe SALISBURY was born 15 September 1781 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro). Phebe died 6 November 1868 in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro). Phebe was the child of William SALISBURY and Joyce EDDY.

Jonathan S JONES died 18 June 1869 in Randolph, Vermont, USA .

son of Income Jones and Mary Kingsley

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Phebe SALISBURY
Marriage date: 11 April 1802
Marriage place: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA

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Phebe SALISBURY was the child of William SALISBURY and Joyce EDDY

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Name: Jonathan Jones

Event Type: Marriage

Event Date: 11 Apr 1802

Event Place: Brattleboro, Vermont, United States

Gender: Male

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Spouse's Name: Phebe Salisbury

Spouse's Gender: Female

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GS Film Number: 27677

Digital Folder Number: 004705262

Image Number: 01447

"Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 5 November 2017), Jonathan Jones and Phebe Salisbury, 11 Apr 1802, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,677.

Children of Jonathan S JONES and Phebe SALISBURY

Lemira Wheaton JONES

Born: 7 April 1803, Randolph, Vermont, USA
Died: 8 July 1859, Randolph, Vermont, USA

Nathaniel Kinsley JONES

Born: 8 January 1807, Randolph, Vermont, USA
Died: 17 January 1892, Randolph, Vermont, USA

Jonathan S JONES

Born: 5 July 1811, Randolph, Vermont, USA
Died: 28 January 1887, , Vermont, USA

William N JONES

Born: 24 July 1813, Randolph, Vermont, USA
Died: 23 March 1814, Randolph, Vermont, USA

Phebe JONES

Born: 7 August 1815, Randolph, Vermont, USA
Died: ,

William S JONES

Born: 25 January 1817, Randolph, Vermont, USA
Died: abt. 1817, , Vermont, USA

Royal Edson JONES

Born: 3 November 1818, Randolph, Vermont, USA
Died: 25 April 1880, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Ira Maurice JONES

Born: 10 June 1822, Randolph, Vermont, USA
Died: 4 July 1894, Randolph, Vermont, USA

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Name: Jonathan Jones
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 28 Jun 1780
Birthplace: REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS
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Father's Name: Incom Jones
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Mother's Name: Mary
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50007-1
System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM
GS Film number: 908952
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'Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FC7K-RBS : 10 February 2018), Jonathan Jones, 28 Jun 1780; citing REHOBOTH,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 908,952.
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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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1802 Marriage / Partner
Jonathan S JONES and Phebe SALISBURY 11 April 1802, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

He was 21 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Lemira Wheaton JONES was born 7 April 1803, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 22 years old.

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)

1807 Birth of Child
Nathaniel Kinsley JONES was born 8 January 1807, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 26 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1811 Birth of Child
Jonathan S JONES was born 5 July 1811, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 31 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.

1813 Birth of Child
William N JONES was born 24 July 1813, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 33 years old.

1814 Death of Child
William N JONES died 23 March 1814, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 33 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Phebe JONES was born 7 August 1815, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 35 years old.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Birth of Child
William S JONES was born 25 January 1817, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 36 years old.

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1818 Birth of Child
Royal Edson JONES was born 3 November 1818, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 38 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Ira Maurice JONES was born 10 June 1822, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 41 years old.

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

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Death of Child
Lemira Wheaton JONES died 8 July 1859, Randolph, Vermont, USA (Center, East, North, South)

Jonathan S was 79 years old.

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868 Death of Spouse/Partner
Phebe SALISBURY died 6 November 1868, Brattleboro, Vermont, USA (West Brattleboro)

Death — 1869
18 June 1869
Randolph, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 89.

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