Sarah WILLARD

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28 April 1765 , Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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18 September 1841 , Walpole, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 28 April 1765 in Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Sarah married William HODGES 28 April 1785 in Walpole, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
William HODGES was born abt. 1755 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA. William died 11 August 1840 in Walpole, Massachusetts, USA. William was the child of Job HODGES and Ruth ANDREWS.

Sarah WILLARD died 18 September 1841 in Walpole, Massachusetts, USA.
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Sarah WILLARD married

William HODGES
Marriage date: 28 April 1785
Marriage place: Walpole, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
William HODGES was the child of Job HODGES and Ruth ANDREWS

Children of William HODGES and Sarah WILLARD

Henry Burr HODGES

Born: 6 March 1795, Walpole, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 September 1866, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Mary Eliza BLAKE? 27 August 1820 Place: Walpole, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1765
28 April 1765
Norton, 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)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Sarah WILLARD and William HODGES 28 April 1785, Walpole, Massachusetts, USA

She was 20 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)

1795 Birth of Child
Henry Burr HODGES was born 6 March 1795, Walpole, Massachusetts, USA

Sarah was 29 years old.

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)

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

1820 Marriage of Child
Henry Burr HODGES married 27 August 1820, Walpole, Massachusetts, USA to Mary Eliza BLAKE?

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.

1840 Death of Spouse/Partner
William HODGES died 11 August 1840, Walpole, Massachusetts, USA

Death — 1841
18 September 1841
Walpole, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 76.

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1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state