James BARRELL

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29 December 1727 , Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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18 April 1827 , Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 29 December 1727 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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James married Deborah BOWKER 5 April 1750 in Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Deborah BOWKER was born 4 November 1730 in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA . Deborah died abt. 1813 in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA . Deborah was the child of James BOWKER and Hannah LAMBERT.

James BARRELL died 18 April 1827 in Scituate, Massachusetts, USA .
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Deborah BOWKER
Marriage date: 5 April 1750
Marriage place: Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Deborah BOWKER was the child of James BOWKER and Hannah LAMBERT

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James BARRELL

Born: 17 February 1747, Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1795, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Martha FARROW 10 December 1772 Place: Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1727
29 December 1727
Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1747 Birth of Child
James BARRELL was born 17 February 1747, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

James was 19 years old.

1750 Marriage / Partner
James BARRELL and Deborah BOWKER 5 April 1750, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1772 Marriage of Child
James BARRELL married 10 December 1772, Scituate, Massachusetts, USA to Martha FARROW

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)

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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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.

Death — 1827
18 April 1827
Scituate, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 99.

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