Barnabus PACKARD

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3 March 1737 , Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

4 March 1824 , Cummington, Massachusetts, USA

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John PACKARD Lydia THOMPSON

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Born: 3 March 1737 in Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: John PACKARD

Mother: Lydia THOMPSON

Barnabus had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Barnabus married Sarah FORD 27 November 1760 in Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Sarah FORD was born abt. 1739 in Abington, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah died 2 April 1813 in Cummington, Massachusetts, USA.

Barnabus PACKARD died 4 March 1824 in Cummington, Massachusetts, USA.
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Sarah FORD
Marriage date: 27 November 1760
Marriage place: Bridgewater, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Name: Barnabas Packard

Spouse's Name: Sarah Ford

Event Date: 27 Nov 1760

Event Place: Bridgewater,Plymouth,Massachusetts

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

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1737 Birth
Name: Barnabas Packard
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 03 Mar 1737
Birthplace: BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS
Father's Name: John Packard
Mother's Name: Lydia
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)

1760 Marriage / Partner
Barnabus PACKARD and Sarah FORD 27 November 1760, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA

He was 23 years old.

Revolutionary War
PACKARD, BARNABAS
Ancestor #: A203613
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE
Birth: 3-3-1737 BRIDGEWATER PLYMOUTH CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 3-4-1824 CUMMINGTON HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: CUMMINGTON, MA TOWN RECORDS, 1762-1860, FHL FILM #0234538
Service Description: 1) TOWN CLERK, CUMMINGTON

RESIDENCE
1) City: CUMMINGTON - County: HAMPSHIRE CO - State: MASSACHUSETTS

SPOUSE
1) SARAH FORD
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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.

1813 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah FORD died 2 April 1813, Cummington, Massachusetts, USA

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

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Dawes Cemetery Cummington Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1824
4 March 1824
Cummington, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 87.

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Dawes Cemetery Cummington Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA

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