Olive LITCHFIELD

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4 June 1758 , Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

31 January 1821 , Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 4 June 1758 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Olive married Jared JOY 22 March 1778 in Cohasset, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jared JOY was born 19 December 1749 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA. Jared died 29 November 1792 in Hingham, Massachusetts, USA.

Olive LITCHFIELD died 31 January 1821 in Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA.
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Jared JOY
Marriage date: 22 March 1778
Marriage place: Cohasset, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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Olive JOY

Born: 24 June 1787, Cohasset, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 November 1860, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Jacob PRATT 21 November 1811 Place: Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1758
4 June 1758
Scituate, 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)

1778 Marriage / Partner
Olive LITCHFIELD and Jared JOY 22 March 1778, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 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 Birth of Child
Olive JOY was born 24 June 1787, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA

Olive was 29 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)

1792 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jared JOY died 29 November 1792, Hingham, Massachusetts, USA

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

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

1811 Marriage of Child
Olive JOY married 21 November 1811, Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA to Jacob PRATT

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

Death — 1821
31 January 1821
Cohasset, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 62.

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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