Sarah PHINNEY

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4 March 1754 , Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

10 February 1851 , Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 4 March 1754 in Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Sarah married Lewis GORHAM 14 April 1774 in Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lewis GORHAM was born 11 November 1753 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis). Lewis died 16 January 1821 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis). Lewis was the child of Nathaniel GORHAM and Anna LEWIS.

Sarah PHINNEY died 10 February 1851 in Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA .
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Lewis GORHAM
Marriage date: 14 April 1774
Marriage place: Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Lewis GORHAM was the child of Nathaniel GORHAM and Anna LEWIS

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Sarah (Sally) Lewis GORHAM

Born: 12 May 1793, Harwich, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 4 June 1878, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Barnabas HINCKLEY 30 January 1817 Place: , Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1754
4 March 1754
Province of Massachusetts Bay

1774 Marriage / Partner
Sarah PHINNEY and Lewis GORHAM 14 April 1774, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis)

She was 20 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 Birth of Child
Sarah (Sally) Lewis GORHAM was born 12 May 1793, Harwich, Massachusetts, USA (N., S., E., W.) (Harwichport) (Pleasant Lake)

Sarah was 39 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 Marriage of Child
Sarah (Sally) Lewis GORHAM married 30 January 1817, , Massachusetts, USA to Barnabas HINCKLEY

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1821 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lewis GORHAM died 16 January 1821, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (Cotuit) (Centerville) (Hyannis)

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

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

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

Death — 1851
10 February 1851
Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 97.

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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
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1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state