Joshua ISHAM

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14 April 1727 , Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

16 May 1810 , Shelburne, Vermont, USA

Age: 84

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Isaac ISHAM Abigail LUMBERT

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Born: 14 April 1727 in Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Isaac ISHAM

Mother: Abigail LUMBERT

Paternal grandparents: John ISHAM , Jane PARKER

Maternal grandparents: Joshua LUMBERT , Hopestill BULLOCK

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Joshua married Abigail CROCKER . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abigail CROCKER was born 10 March 1733 in Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Abigail died 1 July 1774 in Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut . Abigail was the child of Isaac CROCKER and Elizabeth FULLER.

Joshua ISHAM died 16 May 1810 in Shelburne, Vermont, USA.

He was a farmer and he was a drummer in the French and Indian war

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Abigail CROCKER
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Abigail CROCKER was the child of Isaac CROCKER and Elizabeth FULLER

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Daniel ISHAM

Born: 22 June 1751, East Haddam, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 7 June 1841, Williston, Vermont, USA

Married: Rhoda LORD 25 November 1773 Place: Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Birth — 1727
14 April 1727
Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1751 Birth of Child
Daniel ISHAM was born 22 June 1751, East Haddam, Connecticut, USA (Goodspeed's Landing) (Moodus) (Leesville) (Hadlyme)

Joshua was 24 years old.

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

1773 Marriage of Child
Daniel ISHAM married 25 November 1773, Colchester, Crown Colony of Connecticut to Rhoda LORD

1774 Death of Spouse/Partner
Abigail CROCKER died 1 July 1774, Colchester, Connecticut, USA (Westchester)

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

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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

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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 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

Death — 1810
16 May 1810
Shelburne, Vermont, USA
He died at the age of 83.

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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