Ansel
MEIGS
(b.
22 October 1769
,
Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
19 May 1856
,
Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
)
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Ansel MEIGS was born 22 October 1769 in Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ansel MEIGS was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Ansel married Elizabeth WILSON 29 July 1798 in Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Elizabeth WILSON was born abt. 1775 in Rhode Island, USA. Elizabeth died 4 August 1845 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA. Elizabeth was the child of William WILSON and Alathea BOSWORTH.
Ansel MEIGS died 19 May 1856 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.
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Elizabeth WILSON-- Date: 29 July 1798 Place: , Rhode Island, USA
Elizabeth WILSON was the child of William WILSON and Alathea BOSWORTH
Children of Ansel MEIGS and Elizabeth WILSON:
James Wilson MEIGS (b.4 October 1798, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA d. 9 September 1885, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA)
m. Reliance GRAY
Elizabeth WILSON-- Date: 29 July 1798 Place: , Rhode Island, USAElizabeth WILSON was the child of William WILSON and Alathea BOSWORTH
Children of Ansel MEIGS and Elizabeth WILSON:
James Wilson MEIGS (b.4 October 1798, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA d. 9 September 1885, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA)m. Reliance GRAY
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1769 Birth 22 October 1769
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (East Sandwich) (Forestdale)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1798 Marriage / PartnerAnsel MEIGS and Elizabeth WILSON 29 July 1798, , Rhode Island, USA
He was 28 years old.
1798 Birth of ChildJames Wilson MEIGS was born 4 October 1798, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Ansel was 28 years old.
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)
1845 Death of Spouse/PartnerElizabeth WILSON died 4 August 1845, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
1856 Death 19 May 1856
Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 86.
Added: 1/27/2021 4:54:39 PM
- Updated: 1/27/2021 5:04:51 PM
America - Did you know? In 1664, the English seized New Amsterdam (city and colony) from the Dutch and renamed it New York.
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
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