Robert HOYT

Born

6 May 1753 , Shrewsbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

17 October 1843 , New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Robert married Jane HALL 17 May 1778 in New Braintree, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jane HALL was born abt. 1753 in Sutton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Jane died 12 December 1841 in New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA.

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Father

Benjamin Godfrey HOYT

Mother

Susanna UNKNOWN

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Robert had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Robert HOYT

Robert HOYT married

Jane HALL
Marriage date: 17 May 1778
Marriage place: New Braintree, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Robert HOYT and Jane HALL

Benjamin HOYT

Born: 13 March 1785, New Braintree, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 31 August 1845, Winchester, Scott, Illinois, USA

Married: Dorothy Amanda WALKER 31 December 1810

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Birth — 1753
6 May 1753
Shrewsbury, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Revolutionary War

HOYT, ROBERT
Ancestor #: A059123
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 5-6-1753 NEW BRAINTREE MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 10-17-1843 NEW BRAINTREE MASSACHUSETTS
Pension Number: *S
Service Description: 1) CAPT SHAY,COL PUTNAM,5TH REGT
2) CAPTS WALBRIDGE,NEWELL,GRAINGER

COMMENTS(Overview)
1) ALSO UNDER CAPT HASKELL

RESIDENCE
1) City: NEW BRAINTREE - State: MASSACHUSETTS

SPOUSE
1) JANE HALL

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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)

1778 Marriage / Partner
Robert HOYT and Jane HALL 17 May 1778, New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

He was 25 years old.

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)

1785 Birth of Child
Benjamin HOYT was born 13 March 1785, New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Robert was 31 years old.

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

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

1841 Death of Spouse/Partner
Jane HALL died 12 December 1841, New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA

Death — 1843
17 October 1843
New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 90.

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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