Sophia ABBOTT

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29 November 1776 , Conway, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Died

16 January 1832 , Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA

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Joshua ABBOTT Azuba NASH

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Born: 29 November 1776 in Conway, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Joshua ABBOTT

Mother: Azuba NASH

Paternal grandparents: Peter ABBOTT , Lydia GILBERT

Maternal grandparents: Daniel NASH , Abigail UNKNOWN

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Sophia married Jesse SEVERANCE 23 August 1800 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA . Jesse SEVERANCE was born 20 March 1778 in Conway, Massachusetts, USA. Jesse died 20 April 1847 in Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA.

Sophia ABBOTT died 16 January 1832 in Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA.

alternate place of birth - Brookfield, Massachusetts

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Jesse SEVERANCE
Marriage date: 23 August 1800
Marriage place: Conway, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Jesse Severance

Spouse's Name: Sophia Abbot

Event Date: 23 Aug 1800

Event Place: Conway,Franklin,Massachusetts

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50170-1 , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film number: 0873740 IT 2

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910

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1776 Birth
Name: Sophia Abbot
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 29 Nov 1776
Birthplace: CONWAY,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS
Father's Name: Joshua Abbot
Mother's Name: Azubah
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50170-1 , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film number: 0873740 IT 2

Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
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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)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage / Partner
Sophia ABBOTT and Jesse SEVERANCE 23 August 1800, Conway, Massachusetts, USA

She was 23 years old.

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 - 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

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Pioneer Cemetery Phelps Ontario County New York, USA

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Death — 1832
16 January 1832
Phelps, Ontario, New York, USA
She died at the age of 55.

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Pioneer Cemetery Phelps Ontario County New York, 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)

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