Benjamin BORDEN

Born

12 July 1766 , Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

6 August 1849 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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Joseph BORDEN Ann DURFEE

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Born: 12 July 1766 in Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: Joseph BORDEN

Mother: Ann DURFEE

Paternal grandparents: Samuel BORDEN , Peace MUMFORD

Maternal grandparents: Benjamin DURFEE , Amy CHASE

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Benjamin married Priscilla WESTGATE 2 April 1795 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Priscilla WESTGATE was born 28 June 1763 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Priscilla died 16 December 1843 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Priscilla was the child of John WESTGATE and Grace CHURCH.

Benjamin BORDEN died 6 August 1849 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .
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Priscilla WESTGATE
Marriage date: 2 April 1795
Marriage place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Priscilla WESTGATE was the child of John WESTGATE and Grace CHURCH

Children of Benjamin BORDEN and Priscilla WESTGATE

Richard Henry BORDEN

Born: 31 January 1796, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 13 April 1864, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Sally Tyler CHASE 26 March 1820

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Birth — 1766
12 July 1766
Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Benjamin BORDEN and Priscilla WESTGATE 2 April 1795, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

He was 28 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Richard Henry BORDEN was born 31 January 1796, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin was 29 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

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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

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)

1843 Death of Spouse/Partner
Priscilla WESTGATE died 16 December 1843, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

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

Death — 1849
6 August 1849
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 83.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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