Polly
DURFEE
(b.
1 March 1769
,
Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
d.
18 September 1851
,
Redding, Connecticut, USA
)
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Polly DURFEE was born 1 March 1769 in Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Polly DURFEE was the child of Thomas DURFEE and Elizabeth PRINCE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Job DURFEE and Elizabeth CHASE (maternal) Samuel PRINCE and Abigail WELLESPolly DURFEE died 18 September 1851 in Redding, Connecticut, USA.
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1769 Birth 1 March 1769
Fairfield, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Southport) (Greenfield Hill)
Old Sun Tavern, Fairfield, Conn. One of the houses left standing when Fairfield was burned by the British. About 1776.
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Fairfield, Connecticut, USA (Southport) (Greenfield Hill)
Old Powder House, where the powder was kept during the Revolution, 1776
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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.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. 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)
1851 Death 18 September 1851
Redding, Connecticut, USA
She died at the age of 82.
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America - Did you know? October 28, 1886 - Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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