Jonathan KIRBY

Born

14 July 1765 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

31 October 1798 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Jonathan married Peace HOWLAND 25 January 1787 in Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay .
Peace HOWLAND was born 1 June 1768 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Peace was the child of Phillip HOWLAND and Peace LAWTON .

Parents & Family of Jonathan KIRBY

Parents of Jonathan KIRBY

Father

Wesson KIRBY

Mother

Hannah WHITE

Grandparents of Jonathan KIRBY

Paternal grandparents

Nathaniel KIRBY Abigail RUSSELL

Maternal grandparents

William WHITE Abigail THURSTON

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jonathan KIRBY

Jonathan KIRBY married

Peace HOWLAND
Marriage date: 25 January 1787
Marriage place: Dartmouth, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Peace HOWLAND was the child of Phillip HOWLAND and Peace LAWTON

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Birth — 1765
14 July 1765
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 - 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 Marriage / Partner
Jonathan KIRBY and Peace HOWLAND 25 January 1787, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA (North) (Bliss Corner) (Smith Mills) (Padanaram)

He was 21 years old.

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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Death — 1798
31 October 1798
Westport, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 33.

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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