James BRAKENRIDGE

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20 September 1759 , Palmer, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

18 August 1826 , Otis, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 20 September 1759 in Palmer, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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James married Eunice SHAW 6 December 1781 in Palmer, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Eunice SHAW was born abt. 1756 in Palmer, Massachusetts, USA (Bondsville) (Three Rivers). Eunice died 4 October 1835 in Otis, Massachusetts, USA.

James BRAKENRIDGE died 18 August 1826 in Otis, Massachusetts, USA.
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James BRAKENRIDGE married

Eunice SHAW
Marriage date: 6 December 1781
Marriage place: Palmer, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Children of James BRAKENRIDGE and Eunice SHAW

James BREAKENRIDGE

Born: 15 May 1789, Otis, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 22 March 1869, Tyringham, Massachusetts, USA

Francis BREAKENRIDGE

Born: 13 March 1796, Otis, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 July 1830, Otis, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Zillah MILLARD 30 January 1820 Place: Otis, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1759
20 September 1759
Palmer, 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)

1781 Marriage / Partner
James BRAKENRIDGE and Eunice SHAW 6 December 1781, Palmer, Massachusetts, USA (Bondsville) (Three Rivers)

He was 22 years old.

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

1789 Birth of Child
James BREAKENRIDGE was born 15 May 1789, Otis, Massachusetts, USA

James was 29 years old.

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1796 Birth of Child
Francis BREAKENRIDGE was born 13 March 1796, Otis, Massachusetts, USA

James was 36 years old.

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Francis BREAKENRIDGE married 30 January 1820, Otis, Massachusetts, USA to Zillah MILLARD

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

Death — 1826
18 August 1826
Otis, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 66.

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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