Gideon HOWLAND

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29 May 1734 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

2 May 1823 , Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Barnabas HOWLAND Rebecca LAPHAM

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Born: 29 May 1734 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Barnabas HOWLAND

Mother: Rebecca LAPHAM

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin HOWLAND , Judith SAMPSON

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Gideon married Sarah HICKS 25 March 1753 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah HICKS was born 15 March 1736 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram). Sarah died 16 September 1824 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram).

Gideon HOWLAND died 2 May 1823 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA .
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Gideon HOWLAND married

Sarah HICKS
Marriage date: 25 March 1753
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Gideon HOWLAND and Sarah HICKS

Joseph HOWLAND

Born: 8 April 1762, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 September 1839, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Peace KIRBY 1820

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Birth — 1734
29 May 1734
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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

1753 Marriage / Partner
Gideon HOWLAND and Sarah HICKS 25 March 1753, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

He was 18 years old.

1762 Birth of Child
Joseph HOWLAND was born 8 April 1762, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

Gideon was 27 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

John Adams Genealogy

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

Death — 1823
2 May 1823
Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 88.

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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