Lemuel PACKARD

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9 June 1747 , Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

7 November 1822 , Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

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William PACKARD Sarah RICHARDS

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Born: 9 June 1747 in Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: William PACKARD

Mother: Sarah RICHARDS

Lemuel had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Lemuel married Sarah HUNT 20 August 1775 in Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Sarah HUNT was born 17 October 1756 in Abington, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died 11 March 1825 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA.

Lemuel PACKARD died 7 November 1822 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA.
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Sarah HUNT
Marriage date: 20 August 1775
Marriage place: Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Name: Lemuel Packard

Spouse's Name: Sarah Hunt

Event Date: 20 Aug 1775

Event Place: Bridgewater,Plymouth,Massachusetts

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50076-2 , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film number: 0164691, 0164692

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1747 Birth
Name: Lemuel Packard
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 09 Jun 1747
Birthplace: BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS
Father's Name: William Packard
Mother's Name: Sarah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50076-1 , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film number: 0164691, 0164692

Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
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1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1775 Marriage / Partner
Lemuel PACKARD and Sarah HUNT 20 August 1775, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

He was 28 years old.

Revolutionary War
PACKARD, LEMUEL
Ancestor #: A085620
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 6-9-1747 BRIDGEWATER PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 11-7-1822 NORTH BRIDGEWATER PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: MASS SOLS & SAILS VOL 11, P 739
Service Description: 1) LEXINGTON ALARM; CAPTS JOSIAH HAYDEN, NATHAN PACKARD, DAVID PACKARD;
2) COLS BAILEY, EDWARD MITCHELL, ELIPHALET CARY

RESIDENCE
1) City: BRIDGEWATER - County: PLYMOUTH CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

SPOUSE
1) SARAH HUNT
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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

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

Grave

Melrose Cemetery Brockton Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1822
7 November 1822
Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 75.

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Melrose Cemetery Brockton Plymouth County Massachusetts, USA

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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)

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February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state