Elizabeth WILSON

Born

abt. 1775 , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

4 August 1845 , Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: abt. 1775 in Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Parents of Elizabeth WILSON

Father

William WILSON

Mother

Alathea BOSWORTH

Grandparents of Elizabeth WILSON

Paternal grandparents

Jeremiah WILSON Susannah MUNROE

Maternal grandparents

William BOSWORTH Mary FALES

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Elizabeth married Ansel MEIGS 29 July 1798 in Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Ansel MEIGS was born 22 October 1769 in Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Ansel died 19 May 1856 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA .

Elizabeth WILSON died 4 August 1845 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Elizabeth WILSON

Elizabeth WILSON married

Ansel MEIGS
Marriage date: 29 July 1798
Marriage place: , Rhode Island, USA

Children of Ansel MEIGS and Elizabeth WILSON

James Wilson MEIGS

Born: 4 October 1798, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 9 September 1885, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Reliance GRAY

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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

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

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

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1798 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth WILSON and Ansel MEIGS 29 July 1798, , Rhode Island, USA

1798 Birth of Child
James Wilson MEIGS was born 4 October 1798, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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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)

Death — 1845
4 August 1845
Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

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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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