Hezekiah SMITH

Born

28 February 1727 , Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

19 August 1800 , Colrain, Massachusetts, USA

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Ebenezer SMITH Sarah TIFFANY

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Born: 28 February 1727 in Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Father: Ebenezer SMITH

Mother: Sarah TIFFANY

Hezekiah had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Hezekiah married Eunice MORRIS 14 January 1748 in Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Eunice MORRIS was born 12 January 1729 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Eunice died 9 November 1807 in Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township). Eunice was the child of Edward MORRIS and Bethiah PEAKE.

Hezekiah SMITH died 19 August 1800 in Colrain, Massachusetts, USA .
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Eunice MORRIS
Marriage date: 14 January 1748
Marriage place: Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Eunice MORRIS was the child of Edward MORRIS and Bethiah PEAKE

Children of Hezekiah SMITH and Eunice MORRIS

Calvin SMITH

Born: 11 July 1764, Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Died: 17 July 1837, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Ann THOMPSON 22 February 1788 Place: Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township)

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Birth — 1727
28 February 1727
Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1748 Marriage / Partner
Hezekiah SMITH and Eunice MORRIS 14 January 1748, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

He was 20 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1764 Birth of Child
Calvin SMITH was born 11 July 1764, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

Hezekiah was 37 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

U.S. Revolutionary War
Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): MAJOR, CIVIL SERVICE, PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth: 1726 WOODSTOCK HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Death: 8-19-1800 COLRAIN HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS
Service Source: MA SOLS & SAILS, VOL 14, P 412; MCCLELLAN, EARLY SETTLERS OF COLRAIN, MA, PP 58, 82
Service Description: 1) COLS WELLS, FIELD; DEL TO PROV CONGRESS;
2) MODERATOR
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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 of Child
Calvin SMITH married 22 February 1788, Colrain, Massachusetts, USA (Colerain) (Boston Township) to Ann THOMPSON

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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Colrain West Branch Cemetery Colrain Franklin County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Sec. A, lot 04

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Death — 1800
19 August 1800
Colrain, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 73.

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Colrain West Branch Cemetery Colrain Franklin County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Sec. A, lot 04

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