James Wilson
MEIGS
(b.
4 October 1798
,
Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
d.
9 September 1885
,
Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
)
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James Wilson MEIGS was born 4 October 1798 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
James Wilson MEIGS was the child of Ansel MEIGS and Elizabeth WILSON and the grandchild of: (maternal) William WILSON and Alathea BOSWORTHSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
James Wilson married Reliance GRAY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Reliance GRAY was born 23 April 1802 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts). Reliance died 27 August 1861 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts). Reliance was the child of Pardon GRAY and Reliance DAVIS.
James Wilson MEIGS died 9 September 1885 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA .
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Reliance GRAY was the child of Pardon GRAY and Reliance DAVIS
Children of James Wilson MEIGS and Reliance GRAY:
John Raymond MEIGGS (b.25 July 1838, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA d. 22 July 1890, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Sarah Jane BLOUNT
Reliance GRAY-- Place: Reliance GRAY was the child of Pardon GRAY and Reliance DAVIS
Children of James Wilson MEIGS and Reliance GRAY:
John Raymond MEIGGS (b.25 July 1838, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA d. 22 July 1890, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA )m. Sarah Jane BLOUNT
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1798 Birth 4 October 1798
Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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.1838 Birth of ChildJohn Raymond MEIGGS was born 25 July 1838, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)
James Wilson was 39 years old.
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)
1861 Death of Spouse/PartnerReliance GRAY died 27 August 1861, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states. 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 Death 9 September 1885
Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 86.
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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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