Isabel MILK

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14 May 1753 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

6 August 1846 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

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David MILK Rebecca LAWTON

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Born: 14 May 1753 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: David MILK

Mother: Rebecca LAWTON

Paternal grandparents: Job MILK , Abigail DEVOL

Maternal grandparents: John LAWTON , Patience KIRBY

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Isabel married John A GIFFORD 18 September 1777 in Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John A GIFFORD was born abt. 1754 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. John A died 9 November 1831 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .

Isabel MILK died 6 August 1846 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .
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Isabel MILK married

John A GIFFORD
Marriage date: 18 September 1777
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Children of John A GIFFORD and Isabel MILK

Zaccheus GIFFORD

Born: July 1787, Westport, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 25 May 1865, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1753
14 May 1753
Dartmouth, 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 Marriage / Partner
Isabel MILK and John A GIFFORD 18 September 1777, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

She was 24 years old.

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 Birth of Child
Zaccheus GIFFORD was born July 1787, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

Isabel was 34 years old.

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

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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

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.

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

1831 Death of Spouse/Partner
John A GIFFORD died 9 November 1831, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

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

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Gifford-Richmond-Mosher Burial Ground Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1846
6 August 1846
Westport, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 93.

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Gifford-Richmond-Mosher Burial Ground Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

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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