Elizabeth WAITE

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20 January 1727 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

25 September 1827 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 20 January 1727 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Elizabeth married Joseph HICKS 1 November 1746 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Joseph HICKS was born 22 February 1723 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Joseph died 12 October 1798 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point).

Elizabeth WAITE died 25 September 1827 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .

daughter of Reuben Waite and Elizabeth Hicks

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Joseph HICKS
Marriage date: 1 November 1746
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Birth — 1727
20 January 1727
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1746 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth WAITE and Joseph HICKS 1 November 1746, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

She was 19 years old.

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)

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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1798 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph HICKS died 12 October 1798, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

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

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.

Death — 1827
25 September 1827
Westport, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 100.

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