Walter BULLARD

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26 September 1765 , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

24 October 1845 , Holliston, Massachusetts, USA

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Asa BULLARD Hannah COOKE

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Born: 26 September 1765 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Asa BULLARD

Mother: Hannah COOKE

Paternal grandparents: Benjamin BULLARD , Judith HILL

Maternal grandparents: Walter COOKE , Margaret CORBETT

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Walter married Charlotte HARRIS 10 December 1787 in Holliston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charlotte HARRIS was born abt. 1769 in Holliston, Massachusetts, USA (Metcalf). Charlotte died 28 November 1852 in Westborough, Massachusetts, USA (Westboro).

Walter BULLARD died 24 October 1845 in Holliston, Massachusetts, USA .
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Walter BULLARD married

Charlotte HARRIS
Marriage date: 10 December 1787
Marriage place: Holliston, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Walter BULLARD and Charlotte HARRIS

John Harris BULLARD

Born: 24 February 1808, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 27 August 1896, Stoughton, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Susannah Blodgett KINSLEY 20 June 1841 Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA*

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Birth — 1765
26 September 1765
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)

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 Marriage / Partner
Walter BULLARD and Charlotte HARRIS 10 December 1787, Holliston, Massachusetts, USA (Metcalf)

He was 22 years old.

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

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

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)

1808 Birth of Child
John Harris BULLARD was born 24 February 1808, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (North Wrentham)

Walter was 42 years old.

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

1841 Marriage of Child
John Harris BULLARD married 20 June 1841, Charlestown, Massachusetts, USA* to Susannah Blodgett KINSLEY

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
24 October 1845
Holliston, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 80.

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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