Sarah FITCH

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23 March 1732 , Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

16 September 1825 , Amherst, New Hampshire, USA

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Joseph FITCH Sarah GRIMES

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Born: 23 March 1732 in Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Joseph FITCH

Mother: Sarah GRIMES

Maternal grandparents: William GRIMES , Mary SIMONDS

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Sarah married Josiah CROSBY 23 August 1750 in Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Josiah CROSBY was born 24 November 1730 in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA (North Billerica). Josiah died 15 October 1793 in Amherst, New Hampshire, USA. Josiah was the child of Josiah CROSBY and Elizabeth FRENCH.

Sarah FITCH died 16 September 1825 in Amherst, New Hampshire, USA.
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Sarah FITCH married

Josiah CROSBY
Marriage date: 23 August 1750
Marriage place: Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Josiah CROSBY was the child of Josiah CROSBY and Elizabeth FRENCH

Children of Josiah CROSBY and Sarah FITCH

John CROSBY

Born: 10 April 1768, Milford, New Hampshire, New England
Died: 20 September 1805, Belgrade, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

Married: Priscilla BLANCHARD 14 May 1793 Place: Amherst, New Hampshire, USA

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Birth — 1732
23 March 1732
Bedford, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1750 Marriage / Partner
Sarah FITCH and Josiah CROSBY 23 August 1750, Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

She was 18 years old.

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

1768 Birth of Child
John CROSBY was born 10 April 1768, Milford, New Hampshire, USA

Sarah was 36 years old.

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

George Washington Genealogy

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

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

1793 Marriage of Child
John CROSBY married 14 May 1793, Amherst, New Hampshire, USA to Priscilla BLANCHARD

1793 Death of Spouse/Partner
Josiah CROSBY died 15 October 1793, Amherst, New Hampshire, USA

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

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 Death of Child
John CROSBY died 20 September 1805, Belgrade, Maine, USA

Sarah was 73 years old.

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)

Death — 1825
16 September 1825
Amherst, New Hampshire, USA
She died at the age of 93.

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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