Ann THOMPSON

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16 November 1767 , Colrain, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

26 March 1847 , Colrain, Massachusetts, USA

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Joseph THOMPSON Janet MCCLELLAN

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Born: 16 November 1767 in Colrain, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Joseph THOMPSON

Mother: Janet MCCLELLAN

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Ann married Calvin SMITH 22 February 1788 in Colrain, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Calvin SMITH was born 11 July 1764 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Calvin died 17 July 1837 in Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township). Calvin was the child of Hezekiah SMITH and Eunice MORRIS.

Ann THOMPSON died 26 March 1847 in Colrain, Massachusetts, USA .
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Calvin SMITH
Marriage date: 22 February 1788
Marriage place: Colrain, Massachusetts, USA
Calvin SMITH was the child of Hezekiah SMITH and Eunice MORRIS

Children of Calvin SMITH and Ann THOMPSON

Jennie SMITH

Born: 11 October 1788, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 23 January 1831, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Jonathan TOTMAN 14 June 1810

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Birth — 1767
16 November 1767
Colrain, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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)

1788 Marriage / Partner
Ann THOMPSON and Calvin SMITH 22 February 1788, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township)

She was 20 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Jennie SMITH was born 11 October 1788, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township)

Ann was 20 years old.

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

John Adams Genealogy

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

1831 Death of Child
Jennie SMITH died 23 January 1831, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township)

Ann was 63 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Death of Spouse/Partner
Calvin SMITH died 17 July 1837, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township)

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

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

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Colrain West Branch Cemetery Colrain Franklin County Massachusetts, USA

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Death — 1847
26 March 1847
Colrain, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 79.

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Colrain West Branch Cemetery Colrain Franklin 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)

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