Chester SESSIONS

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27 November 1780 , Brimfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

23 November 1848 , Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Alexander SESSIONS Sarah GROSVENOR

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Born: 27 November 1780 in Brimfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Alexander SESSIONS

Mother: Sarah GROSVENOR

Paternal grandparents: Alexander SESSIONS , Huldah PERRIN

Maternal grandparents: Caleb GROSVENOR , Sarah CARPENTER

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Chester married Sarah G READ 10 August 1806 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Sarah G READ was born 11 July 1784 in Cambridge, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay. Sarah G died 18 August 1834 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah G was the child of Joseph Stacey REED (READ) and Ester GOODWIN.

Chester SESSIONS died 23 November 1848 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

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Chester SESSIONS married

Sarah G READ
Marriage date: 10 August 1806
Marriage place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah G READ was the child of Joseph Stacey REED (READ) and Ester GOODWIN

Children of Chester SESSIONS and Sarah G READ

Sarah Grosvenor SESSIONS

Born: 30 June 1807, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 7 November 1868, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Moses Henry DAY 26 July 1831 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Elizabeth Read SESSIONS

Born: 3 February 1809, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 5 August 1885, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Lucy SESSIONS

Born: 7 December 1810, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 19 December 1872, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1780
27 November 1780
Brimfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

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

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)

1806 Marriage / Partner
Chester SESSIONS and Sarah G READ 10 August 1806, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Sarah Grosvenor SESSIONS was born 30 June 1807, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Chester was 26 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Read SESSIONS was born 3 February 1809, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Chester was 28 years old.

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1810 Birth of Child
Lucy SESSIONS was born 7 December 1810, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Chester was 30 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.

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

1831 Marriage of Child
Sarah Grosvenor SESSIONS married 26 July 1831, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Moses Henry DAY

1834 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah G READ died 18 August 1834, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

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)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

Death — 1848
23 November 1848
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 68.

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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